Village men conversing with two armed horsemen, Algiers
Watercolour
1884 (painted)
1884 (painted)
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The men are conversing outside a small house said to be near the Fontaine du Hamma and the Café des Platanes on the outskirts of Algiers; perhaps they are striking a bargain over the basket of oranges at their feet. The composition may be the same or similar to one entitled Algerian Gossip, exhibited by Gow at the Royal Academy in 1886. It is not known whether Gow visited Algeria and witnessed the scene himself, or whether he based it on a photograph or other image. Gow painted a variety of subjects, which he exhibited mainly at the New Water-Colour Society, but also at the Royal Academy, where he became Keeper and Librarian in 1911.
Object details
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| Title | Village men conversing with two armed horsemen, Algiers (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Water- and bodycolour, on board |
| Brief description | Watercolour, Village men conversing with two armed horsemen, Algiers, 1884, by Andrew Carrick Gow RA RI |
| Physical description | Watercolour drawing |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Signed and dated A.C. Gow 1884 |
| Credit line | Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A |
| Object history | According to Rodney Searight: `Bt. at Christie's Sale Rooms 3/11/61 £12 12.' [£12-12 shillings, i.e. 12 guineas]. |
| Historical context | Possibly related to `Algerian Gossip', exhibited at RA 1886 (296). The location of the small house seen behind the figures in SD448 is said to be near the Fontaine du Hamma and the Café des Platanes, on the outskirts of Algiers: (see letter from Henry Sorensen in Searight Archive). |
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| Summary | The men are conversing outside a small house said to be near the Fontaine du Hamma and the Café des Platanes on the outskirts of Algiers; perhaps they are striking a bargain over the basket of oranges at their feet. The composition may be the same or similar to one entitled Algerian Gossip, exhibited by Gow at the Royal Academy in 1886. It is not known whether Gow visited Algeria and witnessed the scene himself, or whether he based it on a photograph or other image. Gow painted a variety of subjects, which he exhibited mainly at the New Water-Colour Society, but also at the Royal Academy, where he became Keeper and Librarian in 1911. |
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| Accession number | SD.448 |
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| Record created | January 31, 2008 |
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