"The Souk," oil on panel, Orientalist style, signed E. Feher, dated 1935

"The Souk," Orientalist oil on panel, signed E. Feher, dated 1935

A moment in life, a genre scene immortalized in oil on a wooden panel.

Dating from 1935, this oil on panel, signed E. Feher, is a genre scene, almost like a photograph, capturing a frozen moment in the life of a society, a people. Here, it is a scene in a covered market, similar to the one in Marrakech, Morocco.

Each brushstroke appears rough and amateurish, yet they are filled with details blended into the color, which in reality offers a completely different and more truthful vision than that of a work with pointillist themes. This style is akin to the Modernist movement, which emerged alongside Art Deco. It aims for greater expressiveness through abstract forms and a warmer, more expressive color palette.

In this setting, the beauty of the details gradually emerges: the interplay of light and shadow, created by the roof opening in the ground and the market visitors. To the left and in the background, in the shadows, men with their backs turned are bargaining over goods. In the center, two women are followed by a small child running towards them. And to the right, a tableware merchant sits with his wife in front of his stall.

Both a beautiful glimpse into daily life at a Maghreb market and a product of an era that aspired to be more modern and more liberated in its artistic exploration, this magnificent oil on panel with its carved wooden frame awaits a discerning collector to take its rightful place in a dedicated collection!

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Dimensions
→ Height: 40.5 cm
→ Width: 32.5 cm
→ Depth: 2 cm
→ Weight: 500 grams

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