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      Kurrachee

      In his early twenties, Arthur Melville embarked on a journey to the Middle East, which was to be the defining event of his career. He arrived in Karachi (Kurrachee) in modern-day Pakistan in March 1882, remaining there for only four days before making his way to Baghdad then Constantinople (now Istanbul). He made a few closely related street scenes featuring empty foregrounds and strong contrasts of light and shadow that capture – as noted in his diary – the ‘dusty hot roads, white glare, trees covered with dust’. The particular thoroughfare shown in this painting might represent a section of Clarke Street, not far from Melville’s temporary base at the Sind Club. Melville’s innovative ‘blottesque’ style was more relaxed and informal than much watercolour practice at this time.
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      Arthur Melville (1855 – 1904)

      Arthur Melville (1855-1904): Skotsk orientalistisk maler berømt for levende akvareller af Persien, Egypten og Tyrkiet. Påvirkede Glasgow Boys med sin unikke farvestil.

      Art Gallery of New South Wales (Sydney, Australien)

      Oplev dansk og australsk kunst på NSW Kunstgalleri! Fra kolonitid til nutid – et fascinerende kunstværk, der fortæller Australiens historie. Gratis adgang!

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