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Millar’s Algerian scenes showcased his talent for realism — a prized quality in Orientalist paintings by Western artists in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Millar died at the age of 53 in an automobile accident.
Algerian Street Scene with Mosque
Date1895-1911
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsFramed: 32 3/8 × 38 1/2 × 5 in. (82.2 × 97.8 × 12.7 cm)
Sight: 21 1/2 × 27 1/2 in. (54.6 × 69.9 cm)
Object numberN0006.2023
Credit LineCollection of the Fenimore Art Museum. Museum Purchase.
Label TextAddison Thomas Millar rose to prominence as a skilled painter of Orientalist scenes. He studied at the Art Students League in New York City, the Académie Julian in Paris, and the Shinnecock Hills Summer School of Art. At the latter, he became a student and close friend of William Merritt Chase. In 1895, Millar and Chase traveled to Spain, during which Millar took a detour to Algiers. This visit provided inspiration for the Orientalist paintings that would come to define Millar’s oeuvre.Millar’s Algerian scenes showcased his talent for realism — a prized quality in Orientalist paintings by Western artists in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Millar died at the age of 53 in an automobile accident.
On View
On view
c. 1900-1920
2019
c. 1918-1925
c. 1926
c. 1926
c. 1926
