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The Courtship by Orientalist School

ANTONIO RIVAS Spanish, 1845-1911 The Favorite Odalisque Signed 'A. Rivas; Rema' Oil on panel 9 1/2 x 15 1/4 inches Framed: 14 1/2 x 20 inches

William Gale British 1823 - 1909 A Restful Moment signed with artist's monogram WG lower left oil on canvas Unframed: 30.6 by 41cm., 12 by 16¼in. Framed: 52 by 62cm., 20½ by 24½in. William Gale was a talented history and genre oil painter, born in London in 1823. He won many accolades as a student at Royal Academy Schools, and travelled to Italy in 1851 and the Middle East in 1862 and 1867. Due to his many influences , Gale's paintings are in an array of styles including sentimental, biblical, mythological subjects, portraits and orientalist pictures. Examples of his work are held by the Tate, Glasgow City Art Galleries and Museums and Art Gallery of New South Wales. William Gale was one of the many artists who, upon finishing his study at the Royal Academy Schools, set out to explore the east: namely North Africa, Algeria, Palestine and Syria. These remote countries at the crossroads of civilizations captivated his imagination, which he explored through his work. Following in the footsteps of the great Orientalists John Frederic Lewis and Jean Leon Gerome, William Gale evokes the Eastern Woman, the bright colors and delicate textures that can be found in the East. Using pure, rich glazes and extraordinary attention to detail, he renders the luxurious, beautifully embroidered headscarf. Eastern women kindled a curiosity in almost every Orientalist artist...

Italian, ca. 19th century Odalisque Signed illegible Oil on canvas 51 in. x 21 3/4 inches Framed: 61 1/2 x 32 1/4 inches

VINCENT G. STIEPEVICH Russian, 1841-1910 Lounging Odalisque in the Harem Signed ‘VG. Stiepevich’ L/R Oil on canvas 18 x 24 inches Frame: 26 x 33 inches

This fine and richly detailed oil painting has a broad, landscape perspective and depicts a Middle Eastern architectural passageway with colourfully clad figures and camels. The pai...

Large Antique Italian Figurative Orientalist Oil Painting Pietro Gabrini Italian, 1901 Canvas: Height 58cm, width 86cm Frame: Height 74cm, width 101cm, depth 4cm This striking oil p...

Orientalist oil on canvas, signed lower right "Raupp" European, 19th century, oil on canvas, 24" x 16" relined Exquisite interior scene of ...

Large antique Orientalist oil painting by Jean Baptiste Louis Guy French, 1884 Canvas: Height 49cm, width 67cm Frame: Height 72cm, width 91cm, depth 9cm Pai...