Tag: Alfred Choubrac

Arthur Melville, (1858–1904) A Moorish Procession, Tangier, c. 1893 Watercolour on paper 59.30 x 79.80 cm National Galleries of Scotland Melville conveys the atmospheric clamour of a local parade led by drummers and pipers. He evokes its exotic character, underlined by the colourful clothes and hooded cloaks of the participants, with his ‘blottesque’ technique. The resulting…