A man wrapped in cream folds meets our gaze beneath a gilded arch

Josep Tapiró Baró (1836–1913) was a Spanish Orientalist painter who spent much of his career in Tangier, Morocco, becoming one of the most insightful portraitists of North African subjects in 19th-century art. His Moorish portraits — elders, merchants, guards, women — have an intimacy and psychological penetration that distinguishes them from the more theatrical strand of Orientalism. Working in watercolour and oil with equal mastery, he produced a body of work that remains a touchstone of Spanish Orientalist painting.

Printed as a museum-grade giclée on Hahnemühle fine art paper using 12-ink archival pigment printing. Available handframed in FSC-certified wood with optional float glass, or unframed. Ships worldwide with free delivery to 30+ countries.