An Exceptional Quality Orientalist Portrait of "A Moorish Chief" 19th Century

$45,000.00
  • An Exceptional Quality Orientalist Portrait of "A Moorish Chief from Algeria", circa 1880.
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  • Oil on canvas painting depicting a Moorish chief / guard, dressed in traditional garb (burnous) and head scarf with weapons.
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  • In original moorish beaded wood frames, (840 pieces of beads per frame) with mother of pearl inserts.
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Canvas: 24" high x 20" wide
Frame: 35" high x 30" wide

An excellent painting for any orientalist collector.

Very good condition, no damages, ready to hang.

A burnous, also burnoose, bournous or barnous, is a long cloak of coarse wool fabric with a pointed hood, often white in color, traditionally worn by Berber and other Maghrebi men. In the Maghreb, the color of the burnous may be white, beige, or dark brown

Period: 19th Century
Width: 30 in (76.2 cm)
Height: 35 in (88.9 cm)
Medium: Oil