Beirut. From the journey to Palestine

Beirut. From the Journey to Palestine is a daylight companion to the evening study of the same city — showing Beirut in the clear Mediterranean light rather than the atmospheric dusk. Beirut was the principal port of entry for European travelers heading to Palestine and Syria, and Ciągliński would have spent time there both arriving and departing. His multiple studies of the city — daylight and evening — reflect the same methodical approach to capturing a subject's chromatic range that runs through his Egyptian series.

The daylight Mediterranean palette is brighter and more saturated than the evening study — whites and pale blues dominant, with warm stone tones in the city's buildings. The harbor or street composition is handled with confident, sun-accustomed strokes.