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Lot Essay
In 1858, feeling restricted by the genre images which he produced, Frederick Goodall, travelled to Egypt in search of subjects and inspiration. Impressed by the gracefulness of the Muslim people and the grandeur of the Egyptian landscape, Goodall made them the central focus of his art and exhibited the first of his many orientalist scenes, Early morning in the Wilderness of Shur, at the Royal Academy London in 1860. The work was praised by critics and artists, including Sir Edwin Landseer and David Roberts, and established Goodall's reputation.
Goodall made a series of oil sketches from this trip, selling the entirity to the famous art dealer Ernest Gambart in 1869. A second visit followed in 1870-71 during which Goodall met members of a Bedouin tribe and spent three months in the desert with them and their flocks of sheep, goats and camels. His highly accomplished paintings offer soft colouring, almost symbolist calmness and sense of atmosphere.
Goodall took part in the Exposition Universelle in Paris in 1900 and continued to exhibit at the Royal Academy until 1902. Unfortunately, a large number of his Egyptian pictures were destroyed during the Second World War, though many of the artist's paintings can still be seen in the collections of the National Gallery and The Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
Goodall made a series of oil sketches from this trip, selling the entirity to the famous art dealer Ernest Gambart in 1869. A second visit followed in 1870-71 during which Goodall met members of a Bedouin tribe and spent three months in the desert with them and their flocks of sheep, goats and camels. His highly accomplished paintings offer soft colouring, almost symbolist calmness and sense of atmosphere.
Goodall took part in the Exposition Universelle in Paris in 1900 and continued to exhibit at the Royal Academy until 1902. Unfortunately, a large number of his Egyptian pictures were destroyed during the Second World War, though many of the artist's paintings can still be seen in the collections of the National Gallery and The Victoria and Albert Museum, London.