2017 Orsay: Gustave Guillaumet 1867 Le Sahara

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Gustave Guillaument: The Sahara, 1867

Gustave Guillaumet: The Sahara, 1867.
Orientalism was en vogue then and many paint­ers left bizarre exhib­its of kitsch and off-kil­ter ste­reo­typ­ing behind. Sometimes less can be more: as here.