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Gordon B. Coutts led a peripatetic career, born in Aberdeen, Scotland, he then studied and traveled to Glasgow, London, Paris and Rome before settling in Melbourne, Australia in 1891. In 1896, he moved to Sydney, where he taught at the Art Society of New South Wales, before returning back to Europe in 1899. With the climate of northern Europe detrimental to Coutts' poor health, he moved with his wife, Alice Grey, to the United States where he became a frequent exhibitor at the Bohemian Club in San Francisco. In 1920, he traveled to Tangiers, Morocco, dressed as an Arab, he passed from tribe to tribe observing the lifestyle, customs and practices of the village people and Bedouins. Coutts' visit to Tangiers coincided with the Ashura Festival, at a time when visitors were barred from attending such events. Coutts' natural curiosity and the fact that these rituals had never been photographed led Coutts to adopt a hooded local dress and try to pass unobserved in the crowd. He witnessed the pilgrims clad only in loose white blouses, their feet bare, dancing and leaping like dervishes, singing and shouting along the narrow streets of Tangier. They carried hatchets, bladed weapons and spiked iron balls on chains to self-inflict wounds. The artist recorded the pilgrims lacerating their own skulls, backs and shoulders, the blood streaming down their faces until they eventually dropped from exhaustion. Each participant performs these rituals as a form of penitence.

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Creator: Gordon B. Coutts
Very Fine and Large Orientalist Oil on Canvas Titled "Ashura Rituals, Tangier"
Very Fine and Large Orientalist Oil on Canvas Titled "Ashura Rituals, Tangier"

Very Fine and Large Orientalist Oil on Canvas Titled "Ashura Rituals, Tangier"

$64,500

Very Fine and Large Orientalist Oil on Canvas Titled "Ashura Rituals, Tangier"

By Gordon B. Coutts 1

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Gordon B. Coutts (Scottish/American, 1868-1937) A very fine and large orientalist oil on canvas titled "Ashura Rituals, Tangier" (Arabic: عاشوراء‎ ʻĀshūrā’ - Urdu: عاشورا‎ - Persian: عاشورا‎ - Turkish: Aşure Günü). Signed and inscribed: 'Gordon Coutts/TANGIER' (lower right), circa 1920. Provenance: The Fisher Art Museum, University of Southern California. Gordon Coutts led a peripatetic career, born in Aberdeen, Scotland, he then studied and travelled to Glasgow, London, Paris and Rome before settling in Melbourne, Australia in 1891. In 1896 he moved to Sydney, where he taught at the Art Society of New South Wales, before returning back to Europe in 1899. With the climate of northern Europe detrimental to Coutts' poor health, he moved with his wife, Alice Grey, to the United States where he became a frequent exhibitor at the Bohemian Club in San Francisco. In 1920 he travelled to Tangiers, Morocco where, dressed as an Arab, he passed from tribe to tribe observing the lifestyle, customs and practices of the the village people and Bedouins. The present work depicts the celebration of Ashura. The day of Ashura is commemorated by Shi'ite Muslims; "A day of pain, pilgrimage and pageantry, it is one of the holiest in their religion. The word Ashura means 10, and refers to the tenth day of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar. This is a period of mourning and cleansing, which marks the martyrdom of Hussein, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad...

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Early 20th Century Moroccan Other Gordon B. Coutts Furniture

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Gordon B. Coutts furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

Gordon B. Coutts furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of fabric and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Gordon B. Coutts furniture, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Prices for Gordon B. Coutts furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $39,850 and can go as high as $39,850, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $39,850.