Henri Richevillain (XIX-XX) - Scène orientale

Beautiful Orientalist oil on canvas signed “H. Richevillain” at the bottom right, depicting a desert scene: a mounted rider armed and a walker stop near palm trees, with a camp visible in the background and a chain of mountains drawn in the rosy light of twilight.

Henri Richevillain is a French Orientalist painter active from the 19th to the early 20th century, known for his scenes of North Africa (Algeria, Morocco).

Dimensions

Canvas: 35 x 62 cm
Framed: 43.5 x 70 cm

Signature: “H. Richevillain” signed at the bottom right

Frame: antique gold frame of its period, with rope and pearl motifs

Condition: a vertical crack is visible in the canvas at the level of the trunk of the palm tree in the foreground, with a small localized loss of material (see detailed photos). The rest of the composition is in good condition for its age, colors and contrasts well preserved.