The Archer's Return

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Although she travelled widely in Europe, Orovida never visited the Far East and the orientalist vein which was prevalent in her work in the 1920s and 1930s was based entirely on works of art seen in museums and in reproductions. This painting is specifically indebted to Assyrian bas-reliefs.

The Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology

Oxford

Title

The Archer's Return

Date

1931

Medium

tempera on linen

Measurements

H 112 x W 160 cm

Accession number

WA1968.471

Acquisition method

Bequeathed by Miss Orovida Pissarro, the artist, 1968

Work type

Painting

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