# The Land of Thirst

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## Artwork

- Artist: [FROMENTIN, Eugène](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/fromentin-eugne-r2e437ebb64fd10>)
- Date: 1851-1900
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 103 x 143 cm

## Commentary

This picture shows a barren desert landscape in which we see a scattering of people, all approaching death. The sun is at its zenith, the shadows are short. Fromentin, a prolific painter, borrowed the title for this desert picture from his book A Summer in the Sahara, written in 1857. It was based on his travels through Algeria.

## Related artworks

- [Arab Camp](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/fromentin-eugne-r2e437ebb64fd10/arab-camp-r671eb44f0554e2>)
- [Scene in the Desert](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/fromentin-eugne-r2e437ebb64fd10/scene-in-the-desert-r6804938200bc28>)

## Attribution

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