344 - PAUL DELAMAIN (1821–1882)

PAUL DELAMAIN (1821–1882) Gathering of Arab Horsemen Oil on canvas, signed lower left 31 x 49 cm Deeply drawn to the Maghreb, the painter enlisted in the Spahis, a cavalry unit serving in Algeria. During his travels, he collected numerous sketches that he would later use for compositions in his studio. Upon returning to civilian life, he traveled to North Africa very regularly after 1861, spending most of his time among the nomads of the Algerian desert.