Tag: HUNGARIAN
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Gyula Tornai, The new necklace 01 Paintings by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 30
Gyula Tornai (Hungarian, 1861-1928) The new necklace Oil on canvas 53 3/4 x 83 3/4in (136.5 x 213cm) Private collection It is typically characteristic of Tornai to depict a crowded, richly furnished interior. The sensually stretched out woman, and several types of human characters are also typical of a Tornai composition. More on this painting Harem a…
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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…