Robert Brough, A.R.S.A. (1872-1905)
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Robert Brough, A.R.S.A. (1872-1905)

Moroccan scene

Details
Robert Brough, A.R.S.A. (1872-1905)
Moroccan scene
oil on canvas
20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61 cm.)
Exhibited
Aberdeen, City Art Gallery, Robert Brough, A.R.S.A. 1872-1905, 1995, no. 86.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis. Notice to Buyers Resident in Scotland Payment and collections may be made immediately following the end of the sale until 7.00pm. Collections may be made on Friday, 27 October 2000 from 9.00 am until 1.00 pm, after which all lots purchased by Scottish residents will be transported free of charge to either our Glasgow office, tel 44(0)141 332 8134 or to our Edinburgh office, tel 44(0)131 225 4756 where they will be available from 9.00 am on Monday, 30 October. Notice to Buyers outside Scotland Purchases made by buyers with addresses outside Scotland will be transferred to Christie's, 8 King Street, London SW1, for collection from noon on Monday, 30 October 2000. Purchases are only insured for a period of seven working days following the sale.

Lot Essay

In 1904, Brough had been elected an A.R.S.A. and had received his most important portrait commission to date from the Marquess of Linlithgow. At this point in his career he was trying to expand his work away from primarily portrait painting towards more ambitious and adventurous subjects.

Moroccan scene was painted during a trip suggested by his friend and fellow painter George Percy Jacomb Hood. At that time, most of Morocco was considered unsafe and consequently all of his work was done in and around Tangier.

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