Alexandre Gabriel Decamps mk155
1844
Oil on canvas
36x28cm
Tukish Merchant Smoking in his Shop French Romantic Painter, 1803-1860.
Studied under Abel de Pujol.
Specializes in Orientalism.
Studied under Abel de Pujol. Specializes in Orientalism. French genre and historical painter, engraver, and lithographer. First known for his caricatures and illustrations, he turned to painting in thick impasto and strong color. One of his richest sources was the Middle East, which he depicted in vivid detail.
