Sunday, November 17, 2024

Robert Hawker Dowling
(1827 - 1886)


Robert Hawker Dowling was an Australian colonial artist.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Hawker_Dowling

A Sheikh and his son entering Cairo on their return from a pilgrimage to Mecca
1874
Oil on canvas
139.3 x 244.5 cm
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/explore/collection/work/5508/

 Marius Bauer
(1867 - 1932)

Marius Alexander Jacques Bauer was a Dutch painter, etcher and lithographer, best known for his Oriental scenes. His style was largely Impressionistic, although it also derived to some extent from the Hague School. Many of his works were based on photographs he bought during his travels, some of which were by famous photographers such as Félix Bonfils.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marius_Bauer


Berglandschap in Egypte (Mountainous Landscape in Egypt)
c. 1880
Oil on canvas
41 x 61cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/nl/collectie/SK-A-2875

Ludwig Deutsch
(1855 - 1935)
 

Ludwig Deutsch was a French painter of Austrian origin, who settled in Paris and became a noted Orientalist artist. Having studied at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts from 1872 to 1875, he moved to Paris in 1878, where he became associated with other Orientalist painters. Most of his works were painted in his studio in Paris, but he had visited Egypt on several journeys from 1885 to 1898. In 1919, he became a French citizen and started to write his name as Louis Deutsch.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_Deutsch

The Scribe
1911
oil on canvas
50.8 x 36.8 cm
Private collection. Sold by Sotheby’s, October 22, 2019
https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2019/important-works-from-the-najd-collection/ludwig-deutsch-the-scribe

Gustav Bauernfeind
(1848 - 1904)
 
Gustav Bauernfeind was a German painter, illustrator, and architect. He is considered to be one of the most notable Orientalist painters of Germany.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustav_Bauernfeind


Market in Jaffa
1887
Oil on canvas
82 x 109 cm
Private collection. Sold by Sotheby’s, October 22, 2019
https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2019/important-works-from-the-najd-collection/gustav-bauernfeind-market-in-jaffa
Eugène Girardet
(1853 - 1907)
 
Eugène Alexis Girardet was a French Orientalist painter of Swiss ancestry. In 1898, he visited Egypt and Palestine, producing many works depicting the lives of desert nomads. Unlike other Orientalists, he produced no harem scenes. Upon returning to France, he became a teacher at the Académie Julian.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugéne_Girardet


The Water Carriers, Tangier
1878
Oil on canvas
111 x 210 cm
Private collection. Sold by Sotheby’s, March 30, 2021
https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2021/the-orientalist-sale-including-works-from-the-najd-collection/the-water-carriers-tangier

Saturday, November 16, 2024

 Michael Zeno Diemer
(1867 - 1939)


Michael Zeno Diemer was a German painter. Now known primarily for his marine paintings and postcard designs, he was initially famous for his panoramic paintings of battles.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Zeno_Diemer

The Ahırkapı Lighthouse
Early 20th Century
Oil on canvas
110 x 82.5 cm
Pera Museum: Orientalist Paintings Collection, Istanbul

Friday, November 15, 2024

John Reinhard Weguelin
(1849 - 1927)
 
John Reinhard Weguelin RWS ROI was an English painter and illustrator, active from 1877 to after 1910. He specialized in figurative paintings with lush backgrounds, typically landscapes or garden scenes. Weguelin emulated the neo-classical style of Edward Poynter and Lawrence Alma-Tadema, painting subjects inspired by classical antiquity and mythology. He depicted scenes of everyday life in ancient Greece and Rome, as well as mythological subjects, with an emphasis on pastoral scenes. Weguelin also drew on folklore for inspiration, and painted numerous images of nymphs and mermaids.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Reinhard_Weguelin


The Obsequies of an Egyptian Cat
1886
Oil on canvas
99.4 x 142.5 cm
Auckland Art Gallery, Toi o Tāmaki
https://www.aucklandartgallery.com/explore-art-and-ideas/artwork/11228/the-obsequies-of-an-egyptian-cat

<i>In The Obsequies of an Egyptian Cat, Weguelin depicts a funerary ceremony for a mummified cat. (“Obsequies” is a fancy term for funerary rites.) The cat mummy appears in a shrine in the upper left corner while a priestess kneels before it with incense and offerings. Paintings like those found in ancient Egyptian tombs appear behind her, while a feline goddess statue lurks at the far right.</I>

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