As a companion to Sotheby's Modern Art Online (7-15 February, Hong Kong) auction, we revisit this article by John Seed who reevaluates the paradox of colonial paradise through the works of the ‘Last Orientalists’. It is a fascinating look at celebrated Indo-European artists from the early 20th century, such as Rudolf Bonnet and Adrien Jean Le Mayeur de Merprès, who would be forever associated with their adopted home of Southeast Asia.
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Walter Frederick Roofe Tyndale 1856-1943 Engeland
Economic life in Ancient Greece was based on the labor of slaves, which allowed citizens to have free time and be involved with the community.
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-By Howard Lyon I love auctions sites (and have posted on them before) because they usually provide very high quality, semi-large images of the paintings up for auction. The upcoming European Painting auction is full of some great images. Be sure to scroll all the way through to see several Bougu
Ikonium Studio Istanbul natural dyed wool felt wearable art workshop of Turkish master Mehmet Girgic and American textile artist Theresa MayOBrien.
Melville evolved his own technique of watercolour painting, working on wet paper prepared with white body-colour. The splashes and apparently casual blots of colour in this scene are carefully applied to give the impression of spontaneity and vibrant colour appropriate to an oriental scene. Always interested in capturing moment and light, his figures often appear as blurred forms. Melville travelled in the Middle East between 1881-2 and made repeated visits to Spain and Morocco in the 1890s. This watercolour was probably painted on one of Melville’s two visits to North Africa in 1890 and 1893. Always interested in capturing movement and light, his figures often appear as blurred forms in his pictures.
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Étienne Dinet (1861-1929) was an orientalist painter born in Paris. In 1903 he bought a house in Bou Saâda and spent three quarters of each year there. Dinet became so enchanted with North Africa and its culture, that he eventually converted to Islam. Dinet’s understanding of Arab culture and language set him apart from other orientalist artists because as an Arabic speaking visitor, he was able to find nude models in rural Algeria where the 'rule of the veil' was less frequently observed.
A Nubian Harper by Carl Haag, 1858
The Egyptian Dancer
Danger in the Desert by Carl Haag, 1867
Thaïs d'Anatole by Georges Rochegrosse
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View of the Tomb of the Caliphs with the Pyramids of Giza beyond by Hermann David Salomon Corrodi
one of the most prolific Orientalist painters of the 19th century. Unlike other Orientalists, he never journeyed to the Middle East. Giulio Rosati (Rome 1858-1917)
That curled strand of hair sticking out in the centre of her forhead from the headcover looks odd. I don't know of any such style ever as a fashion or culture in Tunisia. Orientalists were so full of uncomplimentary guesswork!
