Category: Orientalists
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01 Paintings by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 15
Isidore-Alexandre-Augustin Pils, (FRENCH 1813-1875) Family at doorway preparing cous-cous Oil on canvas 90 x 67cm (35.5 x 26.25in) Private collection Isidore-Alexandre-Augustin Pils (19 July 1813/15, Paris – 3 December 1875, Paris) was a French painter. Pils was born in Paris. At the age of twelve, he studied with Guillaume Guillon-Lethière for four years. He later studied under François-Édouard…
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01 Paintings by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 19
Charles Wilda, 1854 – 1907, GERMAN A SOUK IN CAIRO, c. 1887 Oil on panel 63 by 47cm., 25 by 18½in. Private collection Open air markets in Old Cairo are called a “souk” in Arabic. You’ll find these types of markets in all Middle Eastern countries. The tradition of buying and selling, haggling and bargaining among the crowds…
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01 Paintings by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 16
Arthur von Ferraris, 1856-1936, HUNGARIAN THE ARMOURER’S SHOP, c. 1893 Oil on canvas 60 by 89cm., 23½ by 35in. Private collection In painting Ferraris demonstrates his skill both as a draughtsman and as an acute observer of Egyptian society. From the array of weapons including kilij swords and khanjar knives, to the costumes of the shopkeepers and their…
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01 Paintings by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 15
Edmund Berninger, (1843 Arnstadt – 1910 Munich) Bedouin rest in the desert Watercolor 24 x 32 cm Private collection Partly unfinished desert view with a group of Bedouins resting near the mountains under blue sky in the sunshine. Edmund Berninger (1843 Arnstadt – 1910 Munich) was a landscape painter and watercolourist. Berninger was born in Thüringia and abandoned…
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01 Paintings by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 15
John Frederick Lewis RA , 1804-1875 A Veiled Egyptian Girl, Cairo, c. 1940 Watercolour and bodycolour 15 ½ x 11 ¼ inches; 396 x 285 mm Private collection John Frederick Lewis RA (London 14 July 1804 – 15 August 1876) was an Orientalist English painter. He specialized in Oriental and Mediterranean scenes in exquisitely detailed watercolour or…
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Adolf Schreyer – TWO RECLINING ARABS AND TWO TETHERED HORSES
Adolf Schreyer, 1828 – 1899, GERMAN TWO RECLINING ARABS AND TWO TETHERED HORSES Oil on canvas 32 by 50 3/4 in. 81.3 by 128.9 cm Private collection Schreyer’s loose, bold brush and warm palette of earthy tones effectively creates a feeling of place enhanced by his own experience on the field. More on this painting Adolf Schreyer (July…
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Frederick Arthur Bridgman – ARAB WOMEN ON A ROOFTOP, ALGIERS BEYOND
Frederick Arthur Bridgman, 1847 – 1928, AMERICAN ARAB WOMEN ON A ROOFTOP, ALGIERS BEYOND Oil on canvas 17 7/8 by 30 3/4 inches, 45.4 by 78.1 cm Private collection Algiers is the capital and largest city of Algeria. Algiers is located on the Mediterranean Sea and in the north-central portion of Algeria. Sometimes nicknamed El-Behdja or alternatively Alger la…
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01 Paintings by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 14
Émile Bernard, 1868 – 1941, FRENCH AU HAREM oil on canvas 42 1/2 by 55 1/2 in., 108 by 141 cm Private collection Harem a sacred inviolable place; for female members of the family. Harem properly refers to domestic spaces that are reserved for the women of the house in a Muslim family and are inaccessible to adult males except for…
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05 Paintings by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 12
Adolf Schreyer, 1828 – 1899, GERMAN ARAB HORSEMAN Oil on canvas 82.5 by 68cm., 32½ by 26¾in. Private collection Adolf Schreyer (July 9, 1828 Frankfurt-am-Main – July 29, 1899 Kronberg im Taunus) was a German painter, associated with the Düsseldorf school of painting. He studied art, first at the Städel Institute in his native town, and then at Stuttgart…
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07 Paintings by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 11
Orientalism is a term that is used for the depiction of aspects in Middle Eastern cultures. It refers to the works of the Western artists on Oriental subjects, produced from their travels in Western Asia, during the 19th century. Depictions of Islamic “Moors” and “Turks” can be found in Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque art. A creative…
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10 Orientalist Paintings by Artists from the 19th Century, with footnotes, #15
Henri ROUSSEAU, 1875 – 1933 Les cavaliers – 1919 Huile sur panneau h: 46 w: 55 cm Private collection Henri Rousseau Henry, Emilien Rousseau (Cairo 1875 – Aix-en-Provence in 1933) is an Orientalist painter. A pupil of Jean-Léon Gérôme at the Beaux Arts in Paris, he won the second Grand Prix de Rome in 1900 and…
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12 Orientalist Paintings by Artists from the 19th Century, with footnotes, 17
Arthur Melville, (1858–1904) A Moorish Procession, Tangier, c. 1893 Watercolour on paper 59.30 x 79.80 cm National Galleries of Scotland Melville conveys the atmospheric clamour of a local parade led by drummers and pipers. He evokes its exotic character, underlined by the colourful clothes and hooded cloaks of the participants, with his ‘blottesque’ technique. The resulting…
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08 Orientalist Paintings by Artists from the 19th Century, with footnotes, 18
Edouard Frederic Wilhelm Richter,1844 – 1913 Scheherazade Oil on canvas Height: 151 cm (59.45 in.), Width: 211.5 cm (83.27 in.) Private collection Scheherazade is a character and the storyteller in One Thousand and One Nights. This book includes the tales of Aladdin, Ali Baba and many more. The story goes that Shahryar found out one day…
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10 Orientalist Paintings by Artists from the 19th Century, with footnotes, 16
Léon François Comerre (10 October 1850 – 20 February 1916) An Eastern Beauty oil on canvas 44 x 28 ¾ in. (111.8 x 73 cm.) Private Collection Léon François Comerre (10 October 1850 – 20 February 1916) was a French academic painter, famous for his portraits of beautiful women. Comerre was born in Trélon, in the Département…
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10 Orientalist Paintings by Artists from the 19th Century, with footnotes, #14
David Roberts, R.A., 1796-1864 RUINS OF THE GREAT TEMPLE AT KARNAK, SUNSET, c. 1845 Oil on canvas 145 by 237cm., 57 by 93in Private Collection ‘In this illustrious piece of architecture, the artist has introduced a feeling, poetry and effect, which are among the highest attributes of genius. And yet every figure and feature of the scene…
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10 Orientalist Paintings by Artists from the 19th Century, with footnotes, #13
Victor Huguet, 1835 – 1902, FRENCH RIDERS IN A RAVINE Oil on canvas 118 by 100cm., 46½ by 39¼in Private Collection Victor Pierre Huguet , born Lude the 1 st May 1835 and died in Paris August 16, 1902, was a French, landscape and genre painter.. He was a pupil of Emile Loubon in Marseille and received advice from…
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10 Orientalist Paintings by Artists from the 19th Century, with footnotes, 12
Victor Huguet, 1835 – 1902 MARKET IN THE DESERT Oil on canvas 66 by 86.5cm., 26 by 34in. Private Collection While Huguet’s desert scenes typically depict riders advancing through the landscape, or pausing briefly for a drink at a wadi, this particularly atmospheric, impressionistic example evokes the bustle of a gathered crowd. Clothed in burnous…
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14 Paintings by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 10
Jan van Beers, (1852-1927) Souvenance, c. 1877 Oil paint on canvas 21 x 27 cm Private Collection Jean Marie Constantin Joseph “Jan” van Beers (27 March 1852 – 17 November 1927) was a Belgian painter and illustrator, the son of the poet Jan van Beers. They are sometimes referred to as Jan van Beers the…
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