Blind Egyptian with a Madrab [Teasel]
1862
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1862
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Blind Egyptian with a Madrab [Teasel] is a 1862 watercolor by Egron Sillif Lundgren, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This watercolor shows a blind Egyptian man sitting alone. He holds a madrab, used to clean wool before spinning. Egron Lundgren painted it around 1862. Other men chat nearby, making the blind man’s quiet focus stand out. Lundgren traveled often, including trips to Egypt in 1861-62. He used these experiences in many later watercolors. Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum.
A watercolour by Egron Sillif Lundgren depicts a blind Egyptian man seated while holding a madrab, a tool used to prepare wool and cotton fibres for spinning. In the background, men and boys converse, forming a lively scene that contrasts with the solitary figure of the blind craftsman. Lundgren, a Swedish artist, spent much of his career abroad, traveling to Italy, Spain, England, India, and Egypt, with the latter two journeys providing subjects for many of his watercolours. These works were frequently exhibited at the Old Water-Colour Society in London between 1862 and 1875.
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Egron Lundgren painted everyday life in Egypt during the 1860s, using soft watercolours.
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