Title unidentified (cavalry scene) , 18th century
9.5 x 12.3 in (h x w)
Oil on panel; Gregory Allicar Museum of Art, CSU, gift of Larry Hartford and Torleif Tandstad, 2016.1.10

This is pair of scenes depicting a cavalry battle between Europeans and Turks is typical of an Orientalist taste that emerged in the 18th century. Th­is Flemish artist imagines the actions on the battle field as well as the elaborate uniforms of the Ottoman soldiers. How does this imagery fit within the longstanding tradition of Europeans imagining encounters with peoples beyond Europe’s borders?

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Kuh Wagon , 1935
4.3 x 6.3 in (h x w)
Engraving on laid paper; collection of Ora Hatton Shay
Gregory Allicar Museum of Art
Tree in Winter , ca. 1932
7 x 5 in (h x w)
Etching on wove paper; collection of Ora Hatton Shay
Gregory Allicar Museum of Art
Windy Monday , 1930s
7 x 9.1 in (h x w)
Linoleum cut on mulberry paper
Gregory Allicar Museum of Art
Barn and Yucca , 1930s
5 x 7 in (h x w)
Etching on aquatint with drypoint on laid paper; collection of Ora Hatton Shay
Gregory Allicar Museum of Art
Study for Evening , ca. 1929
10.8 x 8.2 in (h x w)
Ink with graphite on wove paper; collection of Ora Hatton Shay
Gregory Allicar Museum of Art