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The Orientalist Sale

25 April 2017 | 1:30 PM BST | London

SALE TOTAL

3,387,250GBP
Browse Lots
  • 10
    Georg Emanuel Opiz
    The Arrival of the Mahmal at an Oasis en route to Mecca
    LOT SOLD.944,750GBP
  • 7
    Ludwig Deutsch
    The Procession of the Mahmal through the Streets of Cairo
    LOT SOLD.308,750GBP
  • 19
    Rudolf Ernst
    The Fortune Teller, Cairo
    LOT SOLD.248,750GBP
  • 16
    Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant
    The Sentinel
    LOT SOLD.150,000GBP
  • 20
    Alphons Mielich
    The Carpet Seller
    LOT SOLD.150,000GBP
  • 12
    Rudolf Ernst
    An Afternoon Repast
    LOT SOLD.137,500GBP
  • 8
    Jean Lecomte du Nouÿ
    The Sentinel
    LOT SOLD.137,500GBP
  • 38
    Amadeo Preziosi
    The Grand Bazaar, Constantinople
    LOT SOLD.118,750GBP
  • 22
    Ludwig Deutsch
    The Della'l, Cairo
    LOT SOLD.112,500GBP
  • 9
    Eugène Baugniès
    The Dhikr
    LOT SOLD.100,000GBP
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Sale Number: L17100 Lots : 39

SALE TOTAL

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The sale saw competitive bidding from collectors in the MENA region and beyond, and established new auction records for three artists: Eugène Baugniès, Jean Lecomte du Nouÿ, and Georg Emanuel Opiz, whose exquisitely rendered early depiction of the Hajj pilgrimage led the sale.  

Works of the German and Austrian schools – including by Deutsch, Ernst, and Bauernfeind – were in particularly strong demand, with a 100% sell-through rate. The market for Orientalist art continues to show strength, especially for evocative subjects that bring the region to life or shed light on its history.

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The Orientalist Sale, launched as an annual event in 2012 and now in its sixth season, brings together paintings and sculpture representing the landscapes, people, and customs of North Africa, Egypt, the Levant, Arabia, and the Ottoman world during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The highlight of this year’s sale is Georg Emanuel Opiz’s The Arrival of the Mahmal at an Oasis en Route to Mecca, a lavish and wonderfully detailed rendition of the annual Hajj pilgrimage estimated at £800,000-1,200,000.

Along with scenes of worship, street life, and extensive desert views, as well as exquisitely worked costume bronzes, these works provide fascinating historical insights into the Arab, Ottoman, and Islamic worlds of the time.

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19th Century European Paintings
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19th Century European Paintings
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+44 20 7293 5477
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19th Century European Paintings
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19th Century Paintings & Drawings
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Mark Poltimore
Deputy Chairman, Europe
Chairman Sotheby’s, Russia
+44 20 7293 5200
mark.poltimore@sothebys.com
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Head of Department
British & Irish Art Post 1850
+44 20 7293 5731
simon.toll@sothebys.com
Christopher Mason
Director
Head of Auction Sales
European Sculpture & Works of Art
+44 20 7293 6062
christopher.mason@sothebys.com
Fenella Lindsey-Clark
Senior Administrator
Middle East and Indian Art
+44 207 293 5467
fenella.lindseyclark@sothebys.com
Maria Zinser
Department Assistant
19th Century European Paintings
+ 44 207 293 5479
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