Eugène Delacroix - Arab Chieftain Signaling to His Companions 1851
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Arab Chieftain Signaling to His Companions 1851
55x46cm oil/canvas
Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, United States
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From Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk:
The horse became a symbol of the Romantic artist’s own restless and passionate soul—which is perhaps why Eugène Delacroix created more than 150 equine works like this one. Here an Arab scout turns in mid-gallop, the desert wind whipping up his red cloak, while he signals to his comrades in the distance. Delacroix was especially interested in North African subjects after he visited Morocco in 1832 on a diplomatic mission for the French government. Impressed by the brilliant sunshine and the desert’s vivid colors, he devoted much of his later career to similar images, using his spirited brushwork and animated forms to enhance the drama of his scenes.
Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 83.588