"Outdoor Gossip, Cairo", is one of the best known paintings of the popular Orientalism artist John Frederick Lewis. Oriental urban men engaged in conversation, both indoors and out, had been the subject of earlier paintings by Lewis, but this seems to have been the first time that he shows male and female gendered spaces as a deliberately contrasted pair. While his women are pampered, sequestered, enclosed, his men are relaxed, unrestricted and involved in debate, apparently reflecting the perceived conventions of Eastern society.
About the Framed Prints
Outdoor Gossip, Cairo by John Frederick Lewis. Bring your print to life with three different frame colors. Each framed print comes with equal sized mat that adds a depth perspective to the entire image and a protective glass covering. Our frame prints are assembled, packaged, and shipped by our expert framing staff and shipped within 3 days in "ready to hang" condition with pre-attached mounting points.