Emile Edmond Peynot (French, 1850-1932)

Marchand Tunisien

Details

Emile Edmond Peynot (French, 1850-1932)
Marchand Tunisien
signed 'E. Peynot' (on the base); inscribed in Arabic 'Albayaa Altunisi' [Tunisian Merchant] (on the front of the base)
bronze with dark brown gilt patina
height: 27 in. (68.6 in.)
height of griotte rouge marble base: 7¼ in. (18.4 cm.)
height of green marble base: 31½ in. (80 cm.)
Executed circa 1883

Literature

H. Berman, Bronzes, Sculptors & Founders 1800-1930, Chicago, 1980, vol. IV, p. 951, no. 3646 (another cast illustrated as Young Arab Soldier).
M. Forrest, Art Bronzes, Pennsylvania, 1988, p. 438, no. 10.40 (another cast illustrated as Tunisian Arms Merchant).

Exhibited

Paris, Salon, 1883, no. 1383 (another bronze cast).

Lot Essay

While capturing a moment of contemplative tranquility, Peynot's Marchand tunisien also exudes a sense of strength, power and dignity. The present lot was a great commercial success following its exhibition at the Salon of 1883, and was regarded as a requirement for all major Orientalist collections of the time.

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