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Edwin Lord Weeks (1849-1903) was an American Orientalist painter known for vivid depictions of Middle Eastern and Indian scenes. In 1872 Weeks relocated to Paris, becoming a pupil of Léon Bonnat and Jean-Léon Gérôme. He traveled extensively through Asia, capturing bustling bazaars, architecture, and daily life with remarkable detail and atmospheric light

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Bombay Women & Children out for a Holiday

Bombay Women & Children out for a Holiday

This evocative painting depicts Indian women and children in traditional dress during a leisurely outing beneath palm trees. The composition features a central female figure in draped sari with jewelry, accompanied by children in ornate clothing. Weeks employs a muted, sepia-toned palette that creates an atmospheric, almost nostalgic quality. The loose, impressionistic brushwork captures the dappled light filtering through the tropical foliage above. The scene reflects the 19th-century Western fascination with “exotic” Eastern subjects, typical of Orientalist art. The artist’s signature is visible in the lower left, and the work demonstrates Weeks’ skill in capturing both cultural details and atmospheric effects in his depiction of Indian daily life.

About Artist

Edwin Lord Weeks (1849-1903) was an American Orientalist painter known for vivid depictions of Middle Eastern and Indian scenes. In 1872 Weeks relocated to Paris, becoming a pupil of Léon Bonnat and Jean-Léon Gérôme. He traveled extensively through Asia, capturing bustling bazaars, architecture, and daily life with remarkable detail and atmospheric light

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This evocative painting depicts Indian women and children in traditional dress during a leisurely outing beneath palm trees. The composition features a central female figure in draped sari with jewelry, accompanied by children in ornate clothing. Weeks employs a muted, sepia-toned palette that creates an atmospheric, almost nostalgic quality. The loose, impressionistic brushwork captures the dappled light filtering through the tropical foliage above. The scene reflects the 19th-century Western fascination with “exotic” Eastern subjects, typical of Orientalist art. The artist’s signature is visible in the lower left, and the work demonstrates Weeks’ skill in capturing both cultural details and atmospheric effects in his depiction of Indian daily life.

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