Collection: Narcisse Berchere

Berchère was closely associated with the Orientalist movement, a 19th-century artistic trend that romanticized the cultures and landscapes of the Middle East and North Africa. His paintings captured the vast, sun-drenched deserts, bustling marketplaces, and majestic architecture of Egypt and beyond. Unlike some of his contemporaries who relied on secondhand imagery, Berchère painted from firsthand experience, lending his works a remarkable sense of authenticity. His mastery of color and atmosphere, particularly in his depiction of shimmering heat and luminous skies, set him apart as a leading figure in Orientalist landscape painting.