Orientalist art refers to richly colored, detailed, and, ... s Riders Crossing the Desert, 1870, a painting of vivid red, blue, and shades of brown, depicting an Egyptian desert scene.

Osman Hamdi Bey’s 'Preparing Coffee' challenges Western stereotypes by portraying Ottoman life from an insider’s perspective, ...

Besides, for gulf collectors, Orientalist painting may be a less loaded issue, because it generally doesn’t depict them. ... Bedouin warriors riding through the desert, ...

Orientalist art, now seen as a window into the Middle East in the 19th century, is again becoming a sought-after category at auctions. ... Riders Crossing the Desert (1870).

Yet Orientalist art cannot be divorced from the political backdrop in which it was produced. Most Orientalists survived by satisfying Europe’s market and catering to the colonial mindset.

The total value of an artist’s artworks sold at auction over a specific period. This metric reflects the artist’s overall market activity and demand in monetary terms. The middle value of all realized ...

An antique dealer shows off carved silver swords in his shop in a bustling Cairo souq. A group of Bedouins enjoys the sunset in a desert camp. Villagers wash clothes on the banks of the River Nile ...

Tracks the change in total value of sales, as well as the total number of lots offered and sold annually in the art market. This chart shows whether Orientalist School, 20th Century’s total sales are ...

An iconic 19th Century painting depicting an Ottoman Empire reserve soldier and his hunting dogs is generating buzz ahead of an auction next week, due to a rise in popularity of Orientalist art.

A Jean-Léon Gérôme painting that was authenticated after appearing on the BBC show Fake or Fortune sold for £94,500 with fees ($130,000) on Tuesday during Sotheby’s “The Orientalist sale.” ...