The Orientalist Sale
The Orientalist Sale
Lot Closed
April 7, 01:09 PM GMT
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
CLÉMENT PUJOL DE GUASTAVINO
French
1850-1905
THE SULTAN AND THE MESSENGER
signed C. Pujol lower right
oil on panel
65 by 53cm., 25½ by 21in.
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Estate of Eberhard Hempel, Dresden (1886 - 1967)
Seated on his throne, an Ottoman dignitary sporting an aigrette, symbol of his rank, receives his messenger, listening with anticipation to the news he has to impart. The fabrics worn by both men - the master's silk kaftan and the messenger's Moroccon hooded shawl, are observed in immaculate detail. Their bearing and dress bring to mind Rudolf Ernst’s and Ludwig Deutsch’s guards.
Pujol favoured Hispano-Moresque interiors which reflect his Spanish background. Here, the interior appears to have been inspired by the Alhambra Palace or the Madinat al-Zahra Palace near Cordoba; or by the 1878 Exposition Universelle in Paris which included elaborate reproductions of the Alhambra Palace.