In a Courtyard, Tangier

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In a Courtyard, Tangier
In a Courtyard, Tangier (Met).jpg
Artist Philippe Pavy
Year1886
MediumOil on wood
Dimensions45.7 cm× 28.6 cm(18.0 in× 11.3 in)
Location Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City

In a Courtyard, Tangier is a late 19th-century painting by French artist Philippe Pavy. Done in oil on wood, the work depicts a young woman resting in a Tangerian courtyard. The painting was one of a series of paintings Pavy produced after he traveled in North Africa in the 1880s. It is currently in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. [1]

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References

  1. "metmuseum.org". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 2018-09-21.