Ludwig Deutsch was an Austrian painter who settled in Paris and became a noted Orientalist artist. Details of Ludwig Deutsch's life are obscure. He was born in Vienna in 1855 into a well-established Jewish family. He studied at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts, 1872–75 and in 1878 moved to Paris, where he became strongly associated with Orientalism. He received his early art training at Akademie der Bildenden Künste (Academy of Fine Arts Vienna) under the tutelage of Anselm Feuerbach (1875–1877). In 1877, when Feuerbach retired as a teacher, Deutsch and some other students attempted to enter the class of Leopold Carl Muller, who had moved to Paris in 1876 but initially refused entry. In 1878, Deutsch was finally accepted. At around this time, he may also have studied with Jean-Paul Laurens. In Paris, Deutsch made the acquaintance of artists, Arthur von Ferraris, Jean Baptiste Discart and Rudolf Ernst, who became his lifelong friends. Through these friendships, Deutsch developed an interest in Orientalist art. His first Orientalist painting was produced in 1881, some years before his first visit to Egypt. In around 1880, he broke his contacts with Vienna and settled in Paris. He established a studio at Rue Le Peletier in Paris and began to exhibit paintings with much success. Though his earliest Orientalist subjects appeared in 1881, Deutsch's first documented journeys to the Middle East were made in 1885, 1890 and 1898, when he visited Egypt. Throughout the 1890s, he visited Egypt at least three times. Like many of his contemporaries, he found inspiration in the North African light, colors, scenery and customs. He collected a vast quantity of Oriental objects, including tiles, furniture, arms, pipes, fabrics and costumes which he would subsequently use in his paintings. His early work focused primarily on historical subjects, but after visiting Egypt, he concentrated on Orientalist scenes. He was particularly interested in capturing the rich, opulent scenes of the Palace and its environs. The detail in his paintings is excellent. He was prolific, producing many paintings with the same theme - prayers, guards, musicians, street vendors and more. To produce paintings in large volume, he created a virtual assembly line approach, using the same settings with different subjects and activities to create an impression of variety. Many of Deutsch's paintings are now in the Shafik Gabr Collection. Among Austrian Orientalist painters, his works are considered to be some of the most sought after by collectors. Like many of his contemporaries, Deutsch made extensive use of photography to ensure archaeological accuracy in his painted renderings of local architectural features (examples tiles, ablaq stonework and the traditional mashrabiya woodwork) in what has been described as documentary realism. This allowed him to use the Orient as inspiration, but to produce most of his paintings in his Paris studio.
$125,000
“Palace Guard” c. 1887-88 by Ludwig Deutsch Orientalist Oil Study Egypt
By Ludwig Deutsch
Located in Yardley, PA
Few painters of the Orientalist school brought such theatrical precision to their work as Ludwig Deutsch. Trained in Vienna and later based in Paris, Deutsch became one of the great ...
Canvas, Oil
$13,102
H 55 in W 44 in D 4 in
The Lady with a Fan. 19th Century antique portrait painting.
Located in St. Albans, GB
Hippolyte Michaud 1813 – 1896 Its actual title is 'Ritratto di Donna Elegante in Abito Giallo' (Portrait of an Elegant Woman in a Yellow Dress) A wonderfully engaging portrait. The s...
Canvas, Oil
Child atop a wall
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
Paul Louis Narcisse GROLLERON (Seignelay 1848 – Paris 1901) Child atop a wall Oil on canvas H. 60 cm ; W. 73 cm Signed and dated lower right – 1884 Paul Grolleron belongs to the generation of French painters who, during the second half of the 19th century, revitalized military painting through a keen and sensitive observation of soldiers' lives. Born in 1848 in Seignelay (Yonne), he trained in Paris under Léon Bonnat, receiving instruction grounded in rigorous draftsmanship and powerful structural composition. Exhibiting at the Salon from 1873 onwards, Grolleron developed a body of work dedicated to military painting, history painting, and genre scenes. He drew his primary inspiration from 19th-century conflicts, particularly the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–1871. Far from portraying war in an exclusively heroic light, the artist focused on lived experiences: marches, halts, bivouacs, reconnaissance missions, and combat scenes. The precision with which he rendered uniforms, equipment, and postures lends his compositions both a narrative and a documentary quality. His art is distinguished by solid draftsmanship, accuracy of detail, and remarkable compositional mastery. Notable works exhibited at the Salon include *Épisode de 1870* (Episode of 1870), *Combat en 1870 sous les murs de Paris* (Combat in 1870 beneath the walls of Paris), *Sur le qui-vive, à Buzenval* (On the Alert at Buzenval), and *Épisode de la bataille de Loigny* (Episode from the Battle of Loigny). An award-winning Salon artist whose work is held in both public and private collections, Grolleron remains a significant figure in French military painting...
Canvas, Oil
$22,892
H 21.46 in W 18.12 in
Presumed Portrait of Jean-Jacques-Blaise Baloin de Belvèse, Baron de Vennac
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
Marianne Loir (Paris 1705 – Paris 1783) Presumed Portrait of Jean-Jacques-Blaise Baloin de Belvèse, Baron de Vennac (?-1781) Oil on oval canvas H. 54.5 cm; W. 46 cm Unsigned Grandda...
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of young man - The artist's son
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
Auguste-Joseph Delécluse (Roubaix 1855 - Paris 1928) Portrait of the artist's son, Eugène Delécluse Oil on canvas H. 98 cm; W. 116 cm Signed lower right 1903 Exhibition: 1903, Salon...
Canvas, Oil
$45,784
H 31.5 in W 24.02 in D 5.12 in
Presumed portrait of Marie-Anne de Bourbon
By Nicolas de Largillière
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
Nicolas de LARGILLIERRE (Paris 1656 – 1746) Portrait of Marie-Anne de Bourbon, Princess of Conti (1666-1739) Oil on oval canvas H. 80 cm; L. 61 cm (107 x 91 cm for frame) Unsigned P...
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of a couple
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
Jean-Baptiste SANTERRE (Magny en Véxins 1651 - Paris 1717) Portrait of a couple Oil on original oval canvas H. 115 cm; L. 90 cm (140 x 115 cm with frame) Around 1695 Jean-Baptiste S...
Canvas, Oil
Equestrian portrait of Carl Costa de Beauregard
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
Robert GIGNOUX (Paris, 1872 - 1906) Equestrian Portrait of Carl Costa de Beauregard Oil on canvas H. 65 cm; W. 54 cm Signed and dated lower right 1904 A student of the painters Fern...
Canvas, Oil
$13,735
H 36.03 in W 28.75 in
Portrait of a man in armor
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
Attributed to Jacques DUMONT aka DUMONT LE ROMAIN (Paris 1701 - 1781) Presumed portrait of Louis-Joseph de Formanoir (?-1732) Oil on canvas H. 91.5 cm; L. 73 cm Signed on the helmet:...
Canvas, Oil
$40,061
H 29.53 in W 23.63 in
Portrait of Louis-Urbain Le Peletier, Master of requests
By Nicolas de Largillière
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
Nicolas de LARGILLIERRE (Paris 1656 - 1746) Portrait of Louis-Urbain Le Peletier, Marquis de Rosanbo, Master of Requests (1662-1730) Oil on canvas H. 75 cm; L. 60 cm Unsigned Proven...
Canvas, Oil
Family portrait
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
Ange-René RAVAULT (Montargis, 1766 – Montargis, 1845) Portrait of a family from the Montargis or Pithiviers region Oil on canvas H. 73 cm; W. 60 cm Signed and dated lower left 1819 ...
Canvas, Oil
Eros and Psyche
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
Maurice SIODEAU (Cholet 1916 – Paris 1944) "By lightly touching her with his arrow, Eros revives the sleeping Psyche" Oil on canvas H. 146 cm; W. 114 cm (Prix de Rome format) Signed ...
Oil, Canvas
Men portrait
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
Jean François Marie Bellier (Paris 1745 – Paris 1836) Portrait of a Man Oil on oval canvas laid flat H. 45 cm; W. 55 cm Signed on the left Circa 1790 Jean François Marie Bellier occ...
Canvas, Oil
The Fortune Teller, Oil Mid 19th Century Orientalist
By Ludwig Deutsch
Located in London, GB
Ludwig Deutsch 1855-1935 The Fortune Teller Oil on panel Image size: 27 x 21 ½ inches Ludwig Deutsch was an Austrian painter who settled in Paris and became a noted Orientalist artist. Details of Ludwig Deutsch's life are obscure. He was born in Vienna in 1855 into a well-established Jewish family. He studied at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts 1872–1875, then, in 1878, moved to Paris where he became strongly associated with Orientalism. He received his early art training at Akademie der Bildenden Künste (Academy of Fine Arts Vienna) under the tutelage of Anselm Feuerbach...
Oil, Panel