Léon Cogniet, 1826 - A Woman from the Land of Eskimos - fine art print

What does the original description of the The Cleveland Museum of Art state about this 19th century artwork painted by Léon Cogniet? (© - by The Cleveland Museum of Art - The Cleveland Museum of Art)

Although many artists of the Romantic movement sought evidence of ideal existence in the Orient and the Near East, Cogniet instead chose to depict an Eskimo with her distinctive tattoos. Indeed, this painting is among the first to use images of an unspoiled, "primitive" culture as an embodiment of truth and beauty. When this painting was shown in an 1826 exhibition, the accompanying catalogue stated that it was "painted after nature." However, the artist never traveled to the Arctic. Still, he may have actually seen an Eskimo. In 1825 a Paris newspaper reported that an Eskimo woman and her dog were performing in the city as part of a curiosity show. The show also included a massive panoramic view of Baffin Bay (located between northeast Canada and Greenland). That painting may have inspired the dark sky and icy landscape in Cogniet's picture.

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A Woman from the Land of Eskimos was created by Léon Cogniet. The 190 year-old piece of art measures the size: Framed: 62,9 x 57,2 x 8,9 cm (24 3/4 x 22 1/2 x 3 1/2 in); Unframed: 42,5 x 36,5 cm (16 3/4 x 14 3/8 in) and was painted with the technique oil on fabric. "Signed lower right: Léon Cogniet / 1826" is the painting's original inscription. Moveover, this piece of art is included in the digital art collection of The Cleveland Museum of Art located in Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America. This modern art public domain piece of art is being provided with courtesy of The Cleveland Museum of Art. In addition, the work of art has the creditline: Bequest of Noah L. Butkin. Besides this, the alignment is portrait and has a side ratio of 1 : 1.2, meaning that the length is 20% shorter than the width.

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