Diana Coomans

The Fruit Vendor

Late 19th Century

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...

Odalisque by Federico Jiminez Fernandez (1841-1910) Female figure sits next to an open window which casts bright sunlight onto her face. A tapestry sits behind her, hung on the wa...

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

A Beauty with a Chrysanthemum Garland signed Eisman-Semenowsky (lower left) Artist: Emile Eisman-Semenowsky (Russian, 1857-1911) Medium: oil on panel Frame: 44 1/4 x 23 inches.

A delightful Victorian oil study of a young boy selling fruit on a street corner. The basket of fruit has been painted with fine attention to detail and the child's face is almost an...

Description Numa Marzocchi de Belluci French 1846 - 1930 Fruit Seller outside the Medina, Algiers Fruit Sellers Outside The Medina, Algiers Marzocchi De Belluci Numa French 1...

This graceful Austrian painting by Hans Zatzka (Austrian 1859-1945) depicts the delicate image of a young lady resting her arms on top of a bowl of fruit. ...

French School, late 18th century, circle of Jean-Baptiste Greuze (1725–1805) Young Girl with a Basket of Fruit Oil on canvas, preparatory work, Unsigned 39 x 31 cm Provenance: Pri...