Les Orientalistes Peintres Voyageurs the Orientalists Travelling Painters French

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Les Orientalistes, Peintres Voyageurs – Lynne Thornton | Deluxe Art Reference Hardcover | ACR Édition

A definitive collector’s reference on … Read more Les Orientalistes, Peintres Voyageurs – Lynne Thornton | Deluxe Art Reference Hardcover | ACR Édition

A definitive collector’s reference on 19th-century Orientalist painting, Les Orientalistes, Peintres Voyageurs by noted scholar Lynne Thornton is an essential volume for connoisseurs of European art, travel painting, and cultural history. Published by ACR Édition, this richly illustrated French edition surveys nearly 150 painters who journeyed through North Africa, the Middle East, and the Mediterranean in search of light, color, and exotic subjects.

Thornton’s authoritative study spans masters from Eugène Delacroix to Félix Ziem, while also highlighting lesser-known artists whose works shaped the visual imagination of the Orientalist movement. Lavishly reproduced plates reveal sun-drenched landscapes, bustling souks, desert caravans, and opulent interiors—capturing the era’s fascination with travel, architecture, and cross-cultural exchange.

Both scholarly and visually sumptuous, this substantial hardcover is a prized addition to libraries focused on Orientalism, 19th-century European painting, and art historical research.

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Title: Les Orientalistes, Peintres Voyageurs

Author: Lynne Thornton

Publisher: ACR Édition / Art Création Réalisation

Language: French

Edition: Revised

Publication Date: 2001

Format: Hardcover

Pages: 300

Dimensions: 10.25 × 1.25 × 11.3 in.

Weight: approx. 4.8 lbs

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Like new, clean interior, strong binding, minimal shelf wear.

A cornerstone reference for collectors of Orientalist painting, museum-quality art books, and fine European art history volumes—equally suited for scholarship, design inspiration, or a refined coffee-table library. See less