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Orientalist scenes by French-Polish painter Adam Styka (1890–1959)

7:31 AM · Sep 30, 2019Twitter Web App

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These depict the eternal sunlight there in a wonderful way. 👍

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Stunning.

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Holy crap! Such lighting much colors!

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Compared to the usual French Orientalist period these are remarkably naturalistic and have a modern sensibility, especially the light, almost Hockney-ish.

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Orientalism refers to the subject matter, not the time in which it was painted. In particular it refers to a somewhat patronizing view of the middle east.