THE PROPERTY OF A LADY OF TITLE
Francisco Masriera y Manovens (1842-1902)

Noia nord-africana

Details
Francisco Masriera y Manovens (1842-1902)
Noia nord-africana
signed and dated 'F. Masriera./1895.' (lower right)
oil on canvas
35¾ x 18 in. (90.8 x 45.5 cm.)
Provenance
Mrs. Money Coutts, London, 1961.
Exhibited
possibly Barcelona, Sala Parés, 1895.
Barcelona, Museo Nacional d'Art, Els Masriera, 1996, no. 37.

Lot Essay

With this late work the artist presents a new oeuvre of his Orientalist painting. The position of the woman, the effect of the sunlight on her clothes as well as on the back wall, and the geraniums in the foreground elevate her natural and exotic beauty.

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