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Actions	Namouna Remove from selection Add to selection $Archived Images\P_numbers\P11501-P12000\P11825.JPG; P11825; ;$ Object numberP11825 TitleNamouna Creator John MacDonald Aiken (artist)‎ DescriptionFramed oil painting by John Macdonald Aiken. This work takes its title from a ballet written in 1881–1882 by the French composer Edouard Lalo (1823–1892). The storyline of the ballet, set on Corfu, tells of a slave girl passed between two wealthy playboys on the turn of a bet. The Moroccan melodies on which the ballet is based are reflected in the Arab-style clothing of the figure in the painting. Painted in 1910. Production date 1910 Object nameoil painting Materialoil & canvas Dimensions Image height: 76.2 cm Image width: 64.8 cm Frame height: 97.5 cm Frame width: 84.5 cm

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Object numberP11825

TitleNamouna

DescriptionFramed oil painting by John Macdonald Aiken. This work takes its title from a ballet written in 1881–1882 by the French composer Edouard Lalo (1823–1892). The storyline of the ballet, set on Corfu, tells of a slave girl passed between two wealthy playboys on the turn of a bet. The Moroccan melodies on which the ballet is based are reflected in the Arab-style clothing of the figure in the painting. Painted in 1910.

Production date 1910

Object nameoil painting

Materialoil & canvas

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