Arabe Assis
Medium
Graphic Arts-Print
Classification
Graphic Arts-Print
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Museum of American History, Division of Graphic Arts, Smithsonian Institution
Accession Number
1971.195
Tags
Art Historical Context
**Arabe Assis** by Mariano Fortuny y Carb captures the poised elegance of a seated Arabian in a full-length composition, rendered as a graphic arts print. evocative work, housed in the Smithsonian American Art's collection (transferred from the National of American History), reflects Fortuny's fascination with North African and Oriental subjects. Though the exact date remains unknown, it embodies the artist's masterful ability to convey texture and presence through printmaking techniques, likely etching or similar processes that allowed for intricate detailing. Fortuny, a prominent 19th-centu...