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Orientalist Watercolor by Marie Madeleine Réal del Sarte (1853-1927)
Young Musician with a Lute
Artist: Marie Madeleine Réal del Sarte
Technique: Watercolor on paper
Subject: Orientalist portrait of a young musician holding a traditional lute
Image dimensions: 55 x 46 cm
Frame dimensions: 79 x 68 cm
Framing: Antique carved wood and stucco frame with a gilt mat
Signature: Signed at the bottom "Réal Del Sarte"
Period: 20th century
Description: A beautiful Orientalist watercolor by Marie Madeleine Réal del Sarte depicting a young musician dressed in a traditional striped costume and wearing a keffiyeh. The figure holds a stringed instrument of the oriental lute type, in a setting of stylized columns and foliage evoking the Orient or North Africa. The work is distinguished by its soft, luminous palette and delicate rendering of faces and fabrics. It is presented in an elegant antique molded and carved wooden frame.
Condition
Good overall condition. Some minor signs of age and small losses to the frame are visible at the corners.
Dimensions
Image size: approximately 55 x 46 cm
Style
Orientalism – portrait – musical scene – 20th-century art
Keywords Antikeo
Orientalism, Orientalist watercolor, Marie Madeleine Réal del Sarte, Oriental musician, Arabic lute, Oriental portrait, antique painting, signed watercolor, 20th-century art, Oriental scene, colonial decor, framed antique painting
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