Combat of Oued-alleg, 31 December 1839
1840
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1840
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Combat of Oued-alleg, 31 December 1839 is a 1840 by Auguste Raffet, a Romanticism work, depicting battle, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This painting shows soldiers in bright uniforms firing guns in a rocky desert at dusk. The smoke from their rifles mixes with the dusty air. Rifles glow against the dark ground. Raffet painted this from a real battle in Algeria. He wasn’t there, but used reports and sketches to make it feel immediate. The Cleveland Museum of Art has this piece.
