Beirut, Return from Fantasia by Félix Ziem. A group of horsemen gallops across a dirt path near a body of water, with a tall, lone tree to the left and hazy mountains in the distance under a bright blue sky.

Beirut, Return from Fantasia

Félix Ziem

1887 · Wood, Oil Paint

A luminous 19th-century landscape capturing the dynamic movement of riders against an airy Beirut backdrop.

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A quiet, grounding work with warm, lived-in color — sits quietly within a room.

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Living Room · Dining Room · Study
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Reads naturally above long furniture lines
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Reads clearly on light, mid, or deeper walls
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Soft white, Deep burgundy, Warm beige

About the piece

Painted by Félix Ziem around 1887, this oil scene depicts a 'fantasia'—a traditional exhibition of horsemanship—returning through a landscape near Beirut. The work is characterized by Ziem's signature atmospheric light and fluid brushwork, creating a sense of heat and open space typical of his celebrated Orientalist subjects.

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