Scene of Algiers

Henry Ossawa Tanner, Scene of Algiers, n.d., oil on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of David Silverman, 1983.95.210
Henry Ossawa Tanner, Scene of Algiers, n.d., oil on paperboard, 8 1⁄4 x 10 5⁄8 in. (21.0 x 27.0 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of David Silverman, 1983.95.210
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Artwork Details

Title
Scene of Algiers
Artist
Date
n.d.
Location
Dimensions
8 1⁄4 x 10 5⁄8 in. (21.0 x 27.0 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of David Silverman
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on paperboard
Classifications
Subjects
  • Landscape — Algeria
  • Landscape — tree
Object Number
1983.95.210
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1983.95.210

Artwork Description

Henry Ossawa Tanner went to Algeria in the winter of 1908, where he encountered many of these scenes. The French government subsidized artists who traveled to its colonies, and this incentive may have encouraged Tanner to visit Algeria. (Mosby, Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1991) In this painting the loose brushwork and patches of color suggest trees, hills, and a faintly discernible human figure.

Works by this artist (67 items)

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Henry Ossawa Tanner, Study for Moses and the Burning Bush, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Jesse O. Tanner, 1983.95.207B
Study for Moses and the Burning Bush
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Henry Ossawa Tanner, Study for Christ and Nicodemus on a Rooftop, ca. 1923, oil on wood panel, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Robbins, 1983.95.188A
Study for Christ and Nicodemus on a Rooftop
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Dateca. 1923
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Henry Ossawa Tanner, Gateway, Tangier, ca. 1910, oil on plywood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Robbins, 1983.95.190
Gateway, Tangier
Artist
Dateca. 1910
oil on plywood
On view
Henry Ossawa Tanner, Portrait of the Artist's Wife, 1897?, oil on fiberboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Jack Hafif, 1983.95.211
Portrait of the Artist’s Wife
Artist
Date1897?
oil on fiberboard
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