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Walter Charles Horsley
The Distraction, Late 19th Century Oil Painting, Orientalist

$57,531.77
£42,000
€49,273.84
CA$78,807.02
A$87,878.75
CHF 45,851.39
MX$1,078,305.38
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SEK 552,962.62
DKK 367,748.85
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Walter Charles Horsley 1855 – 1921 The Distraction Oil on canvas, signed lower left Image size: 25 x 20 1/2 inches (63.5 x 52 cm) Orientalist hand made gilt frame This well observed and sensitively painted portrait depicts an elegant young Egyptian woman, leaning out of her window to gaze onto the street below. From what we can see of the interior space, it is richly furnished -  an open cloth bag lies on the window sill next to an ornate ball incense burner. The incense burner has been filled with blooming roses and the removed lid bears the artist's signature. The woman herself wears extensive golden jewellery and a fringed cream gown with a red sash tied around her waist. This is a scene of beauty, wealth and fragrances. The design of domestic architecture in the Middle East was one of the most consistent motifs in British Orientalist painting. Indeed, for those artists who intended to paint any kind of Middle-Eastern domestic subject a study of domestic architecture was an essential preliminary.The modest façades, projecting balconies and above all the delicate mashrabiyyas (lattice-work screens) of private buildings attracted the attention of most of the artists including Horsley. The mashrabiyyas here has been given specific attention, taking up a large portion of the noticeable area on the canvas. Horsley gained considerable repute for his multi-figural genre scenes which likewise contain dramatic narrative, fine detailing, strong brushwork and are often tinged with humour. Unlike many contemporary Orientalists, Horsley viewed his subjects at first hand having travelled widely throughout India and Egypt as well as Turkey, Tangiers and Morocco.
  • Creator:
    Walter Charles Horsley (1855 - 1921, British)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 25 in (63.5 cm)Width: 20.5 in (52.07 cm)
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    1 of 1Price: $57,532
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  • Gallery Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU52410556372

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