Bedouins in the Desert
by MECKEL, Adolf von, Oil on canvas, 181 x 266 cm
In 1880, Meckel went to the East in the company of the painters Bracht and Schirm. They visited Egypt, Palestine and present-day Jordan. Later he diversified his destinations as evidenced by the Algerian and Tunisian motifs appearing in his paintings after 1890. The present painting, dated 1891, could be an illustration of his stays in the Maghreb.
The painting is signed and dated lower right: A. Meckel 1891.