Spinner from El Kantara 1892

"Spinner from El Kantara" is an 1892 oil painting by French artist Émile Friant. The painting depicts a young woman in a crimson robe, likely from the El Kantara region of Algeria, spinning yarn. She holds a spindle in one hand and a ball of raw cotton in the other, her face pensive and focused on her task. Friant's realist style captures the details of her clothing and the texture of the cotton with precision, conveying a sense of daily life and traditional crafts.