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Hovsep PushmanThe Reader of the Koran, exotic orientalist workCirca 1910
Circa 1910
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Hovsep Pushman is celebrated for romantic and exotic subjects such as Nubian princesses, Kurdish tribesmen, itinerant gypsies, and in our example a noble Reader of the Koran. Many of these portraits drew on the memories of Pushman’s childhood in Armenia with the brilliant colors he recalled in the rugs which his father sold for a living. He applied his love of color to creating pulsating color use even within his figurative depictions. Ultimately Pushman became an American artist but it is these early portraits of different cultures of people that are amongst his most desirable work.
This is signed in the lower left and its # on the verso relates to a ledger of the works the artist did and left within the family.
Figurative works such as this were done early in career and at the time this was done he was in Paris. Very few artists have achieved the painting techniques this artist has in terms of layered color use. Within any square inch of his canvas one will see numerous jewel toned colors applied.
This exquisite painting is enhanced by the elaborate Spanish frames Pushman acquired in Barcelona. Its provenance is exceptional as it comes from the Pushman family. It is an important work by this painter whose figurative works have brought up to $600,000 at auction for figurative work. He later turned to still life painting.
Unframed Dimensions: 36 ¼ x 25 inches
- Creator:Hovsep Pushman (1877-1966, American)
- Creation Year:Circa 1910
- Dimensions:Height: 47 in (119.38 cm)Width: 35.75 in (90.81 cm)Depth: 3 in (7.62 cm)
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- Condition:Condition is very good other than normal wear to the patina of the frame.
- Gallery Location:Greenwich, CT
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU141327615022
Hovsep Pushman
MEMBERSHIPS: American Art Association of Paris California Art Club
Salmagundi Club PUBLIC COLLECTIONS: Detroit Institute of Arts Houston Art Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City Milwaukee Art Institute, Wisconsin Minneapolis Art Museum, Minnesota Montclair Art Museum, New Jersey Museum of Fine Arts, Boston New Britain Institute, Connecticut Norfolk Art Association, Virginia Philbrook Art Center, Tulsa Rockford Art Guild, Illinois San Diego Fine Arts Society Seattle Art Museum
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