02 Orientalist Paintings, Adolf Schreyer’s The Chase, with footnotes, #120

Adolf Schreyer (German, 1828-1899)
The Chase

Oil on canvas
51½ x 32¼ in. (130.8 x 82 cm.)
Private collection

The Chase, depicts a group of Bedouin warriors in full gallop charging through the desert landscape. The rapidity and nervous quality of the brushstroke emphasizes the forward momentum of the riders; the vivid red cloak of the rider in the center identifying him as the leader…

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