1862
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Moroccan Horse is a 1862 by Mariano Fortuny Marsal, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
A white horse stands in shadow under a bright Moroccan sky. Light hits its flank and mane, leaving its face dark. The background shows a simple wall and gate. Fortuny painted this while traveling in Morocco in the 1860s. He loved how North African light changed ordinary scenes. That sharp contrast between light and dark is his signature trick. If you like this bold use of light, check out Mariano Fortuny (Spanish, 1838–1874).
Mariano Fortuny y Marsal (Catalan: Marià Fortuny i Marsal, pronounced ; June 11, 1838 – November 21, 1874) was a Spanish painter known for works focusing on Romantic fascination with Orientalist themes, historicist…
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