Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 6

"Bedouin with Keffiyeh", Handsome Portrait of Arab Male Figure, 1937

About the Item

Painted toward the end of the Great Depression, this striking portrait of a handsome bedouin with a traditional headdress featuring a red and white keffiyeh, was painted by Peter Opal. Little is known about the artist, but his talent is obvious in the way he captures the direct gaze of the figure, his glowing complexion, and his strong features. The painting is signed in the lower lefthand corner, and is signed and dated on the reverse. Dimensions include matte and frame; visible painting is 15.5 inches high by 11.5 inches wide.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 19.5 in (49.53 cm)Width: 15.5 in (39.37 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
  • Style:
    Art Deco (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1937
  • Condition:
    Minor losses. Overall very good condition; small paint losses on the right and upper righthand corners.
  • Seller Location:
    Philadelphia, PA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU865133939892
More From This SellerView All
  • "Greek Islander, " Vivid Portrait of Greek Male Figure with Aegean Sea Backdrop
    By Julius Bloch
    Located in Philadelphia, PA
    Vividly painted in a palette of white, brilliant blue and ruddy skin tones, this portrait of a bearded Greek youth with ruddy complexion and green eyes was...
    Category

    Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

    Materials

    Paint

  • "Dancing Angel", Classic 1940s Tempera Painting with Nude Male Figure
    Located in Philadelphia, PA
    Reminiscent of the work of Jared French in its material (tempera), its color palette and its approach to the male figure, this lovely depiction of two dancing angels, one in the fore...
    Category

    Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings

    Materials

    Paint

  • "Waking Angel", Remarkable, Early Painting of Nude Male Figure, Leyendecker
    By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
    Located in Philadelphia, PA
    This beautiful depiction of a young male angel, stretching as he awakens from his sleep, is a remarkably assured and skilled painting by the young Joseph Christian Leyendecker, later...
    Category

    Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Paintings

    Materials

    Paint

  • "Susanne, " Swedish Landscape with Picasso-Esque Female Figure and Male Couple
    Located in Philadelphia, PA
    A fascinating blend of Cubism and romantic realism, this oil painting by Roland Alf, a Swedish artist, depicts a cubist female figure to one side -- clearly influenced by the work of Pablo Picasso -- and a male couple...
    Category

    Early 2000s Swedish Modern Paintings

    Materials

    Paint

  • "Tony, " Superb 1940s Portrait of Male Youth by Marion Huse, Hawthorne Pupil
    By Marion Huse
    Located in Philadelphia, PA
    Striking in conception and execution, this half-portrait of a handsome, blue-eyed young man -- his back to a mirror and his arm folded over a chair -- was painted by Marion Huse, who...
    Category

    Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings

  • "Seated Black Male Figure, " Art Deco Watercolor Painting, Brown County, Indiana
    Located in Philadelphia, PA
    Strikingly executed in rich tones of brown and charcoal contrasting with brighter colors, this watercolor depiction of a seated African American man, with one arm raised to his neck, is beautiful and evocative. The figure's skin tones are captured in a rich array of tans, ruddy browns and gold, and the air around him seems to vibrate in tones of blue, yellow and green. Although not signed, this piece was executed by an artist associated with the famed Brown County Art...
    Category

    Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

    Materials

    Paint

You May Also Like
  • Handsome 19th C American Portrait of a Gentleman with a Scar
    Located in West Palm Beach, FL
    Handsome 19th C American portrait of a gentleman with a scar, A fine well proportioned portrait of a seated man with white shirt and black jac...
    Category

    Antique Mid-19th Century American American Classical Paintings

    Materials

    Canvas, Giltwood

  • Seascape with Portrait of a Schooner-Rigged Yacht, Signed and Dated 1937
    Located in Nantucket, MA
    Early Vintage Seascape with Portrait of a Schooner-Rigged Yacht, signed and dated Carl Schroeder, 1937, an un-tutored oil on canvas seascape painting with a port side view of a large schooner rigged racing yacht with all canvas aloft including topsails and staysails, smartly uniformed crew, captain and first mate visible on deck, a lookout posted on the foremast crosstrees, a burgee, pennant and flag flying on the fore and main peaks, with a one design class designation A-1 on the mainsail; a low-lying spit of land with red and white cottages is visible near in background beyond the bowsprit; signed and dated Carl Schroeder, 1937 in the lower right. The painting is in near excellent condition, with only a stretcher line visible down the left side and one small pin hole on the right side. The painting is mounted in a contemporary carved an gilded frame. The artist has not been identified, but the style and subject is consistent with either the American or Danish schools. The 1930s was a golden age decade for the J-Boats and other great ocean racing yachts. The A class designation suggests very large...
    Category

    Vintage 1930s Danish Other Paintings

    Materials

    Canvas

  • Portrait of a Handsome Regency Gentleman in Giltwood Frame
    By Thomas Lawrence
    Located in Brooklyn, NY
    A handsome Regency or early Victorian blue-eyed gentleman from the school of Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830). The fashionably dressed young man sports a frock coat with a high collar...
    Category

    Antique 1830s English William IV Paintings

    Materials

    Canvas, Giltwood, Paint

  • Early 19th Century Portrait of a Handsome Gentleman
    Located in Essex, MA
    Obviously influenced by Gilbert Stuart. A beautiful oil on canvas of an American or English statesman. Holding a scroll which reads "Petition Against the British Tax on (last word illegible)" In a Period Early American Portrait...
    Category

    Antique 19th Century English Early Victorian Paintings

    Materials

    Canvas

  • Vintage MCM Original Oil Portrait of Handsome Man
    Located in west palm beach, FL
    A fantastic vintage MCM original oil portrait on canvas. A beautiful composition of a handsome man. Signed by the artist. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
    Category

    Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

    Materials

    Canvas

  • Robert Franklin Gault Signed Portrait of a Male
    Located in Redding, CT
    Robert Franklin Gault ( 1989-1977) Signed Portrait of a Male . Oil on board Nice compostition of a male singend lower right. In a shabby chic white wa...
    Category

    Vintage 1950s Paintings

    Materials

    Wood, Masonite, Paint

Recently Viewed

View All