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Lot Essay
This work will be reproduced in the Maxime Maufra catalogue raisonné being prepared by Madame Caroline Durand-Ruel Godfroy.
Oued d’El Kantara, in the northern of Algeria, is described by locals as the “Mouth of the Desert”, referring to the impressive gorges and lush oasis found in this region. In 1913, like many of his fellow artists and friends, such as Paul Gauguin, Maxime Maufra travelled to North-Africa to find new sources of inspiration in the exotic climes to be explored. In Algeria he painted a series of landscapes capturing the light and the mystical aura of El Kantara such as Le soir, l’Oued d’El Kantara (Alexandre, p. 173)
Oued d’El Kantara, in the northern of Algeria, is described by locals as the “Mouth of the Desert”, referring to the impressive gorges and lush oasis found in this region. In 1913, like many of his fellow artists and friends, such as Paul Gauguin, Maxime Maufra travelled to North-Africa to find new sources of inspiration in the exotic climes to be explored. In Algeria he painted a series of landscapes capturing the light and the mystical aura of El Kantara such as Le soir, l’Oued d’El Kantara (Alexandre, p. 173)