Market Scene In North Africa, Preparatory Drawing By Marcelle Ackein 1921

taken from a sketchbook from life, this drawing immerses us in the atmosphere of a market in North Africa.
Signed, located and dated lower right
Height 13 cm – width 22 cm
Side tear and top left, slight crease at top right Marcelle Ackein, born in Algiers on November 26, 1882 and died in Paris 7 on March 28, 1952, is a French orientalist painter. After her childhood spent in Algeria, Marcelle Ackein returned in 1920 to the African continent which was so dear to her, thanks to a scholarship. She thus explored North Africa as far as Niger and also went to Sudan and Guinea, countries where she draws her inspiration. Marcelle Ackein transforms everyday scenes with an originality of her own, as well as with great modernity.
In public sales, oils on canvas by this artist sometimes fetch over €150,000.