Bordeaux Maroc Par La Cgt

The breathtaking beauty of Morocco is on full display in this sunset scene by famed female artist, Jeanne Thil. The busy medina is full of energy as Bedouins head to the souk to sell their wares. It is a classically beautiful image by a collected artist to promote the Compagnie Generale Transatlantique's ship route from Bordeaux, France to Morocco. Jeanne Thil (1887 - 1968) was a female artist from Calais, France who worked within the Orientalist School of painting. In 1921, she won a travel stipend in an art competition that allowed her to travel extensively throughout Northern Africa, adding important visual knowledge to her repertoire. Paintings from her time abroad won her several awards in the French Salon, and she was even nominated for the famed Legion of Honor in 1938. In addition to her commercial work for companies such as CGT, Thil was also hired by both the French government as well as tourism boards throughout North Africa. She is a wonderful yet frustratingly rare examp