William Arthur Breakspeare (1856-1914)
Slave market, Cairo
Medium: Oil on panel
Size without frame: 7.5" x 10.5"
Size including frame: 14.5" x 17.5"
SOLD
A rare Breakspeare orientalist painting, of the Slave Market in Cairo. A popular subject of the time (if perhaps for being a plausible location to paint nude women as anything else) Breakspeare's take is charming and certainly romanticised. A gentle, relaxed, scene with the women seemingly content, musicians playing in the background, and even a kindly portrayal of the slave trader. Signed lower left and in a fine frame.
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