How did Henry Lott copy the Sahara mural?

Henry Lott spent a year and a half exploring Tahiri and making friends with Tuareg people scattered in this area. This native is still scattered in the dry land of this river. Men are veiled and women are not veiled, leading a free and unrestrained life. In some caves washed away by water tens of thousands of years ago, he found many well-preserved murals, which surprised him and delighted him. These murals record many interesting things in prehistoric times: naked hunters shooting arrows, round-headed warriors throwing spears, calm shepherds wearing aprons and Egyptian headscarves, grazing cattle with horns, and incredible canoes. There are also many animals painted on the cave walls, some of which have disappeared from the earth; There are also rhinos, hippos, ostriches, giraffes and so on. , has long since disappeared in the local area.

In the face of these brilliant masterpieces created by prehistoric humans, Lott's excitement is beyond words, and he is determined to reproduce these works of art in original size and color.

1955, he set up an investigation team composed of four painters, 1 photographer and 1 young girl who knew Berbers.

1956165438+1October, the weather turned cold, and the team members were exhausted, so the work came to an end temporarily. 1957, Lott recruited some enthusiastic young people to start working again. Finally, he brought 65,438+0,500 square meters of murals back to Paris, which are replicas of the greatest prehistoric art discovered so far. Immediately, these prehistoric art treasures were exhibited in the Louvre, which shocked the visitors and made them feel incredible that prehistoric humans could create such wonderful works of art.