You mean that these paintings of the East are by someone from the West? Sure. But let’s not beautify Orientalism.
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Nobody is beautifying Orientalism, on the contrary: stating that these watercolours are Orientalist—that is ideological depictions of the "East"—is a (post-colonial) critical warning for the viewer. Knowing all this, you can still appreciate their irreducible aesthetic values
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Do you have the names of the paintings? Thanks,
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'Cairo at Dusk, Egypt'; Sheik's Tomb at Sunset'; 'An Arab Village and Sheikh's Tomb'; 'Edge of the Desert'
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Sublime. Thanks for sharing.
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Gorgeous work, lovely composition!
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Amazing
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WOW
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Thought these were photos from the thumbnails.
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