RUDOLF ERNST (1854-1932) “THE SULTAN’S FAVOURITE IN THE HAREM”

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RUDOLF ERNST (1854-1932) “THE SULTAN’S FAVOURITE IN THE HAREM”

RUDOLF ERNST (1854-1932)

“THE SULTAN’S FAVOURITE IN THE HAREM”

Oil on panel.

Signed.

Dimensions 78,1 x 63,5 cm., (Framed) 98 x 82 cm.

In this mesmerizing painting, Rudolf Ernst captures the Sultan’s favorite in a lavishly decorated harem, surrounded by Iznik tiles, stained glass windows, Chinese ceramics, mother of pearl-inlaid coffee tables and calligrapher’s boxes, rich silks, burning incense, while she gazes into the mirror and a maid places a bejewelled headband on her forehead.

RUDOLF ERNST (1854-1932)

Born in Vienna on 14 February 1854, Rudolf Ernst is one of the leading painters of the Orientalist movement. He was first inspired by his father who was an architect and an esteemed member of the Vienna Fine Arts Academy. Ernst enrolled as a student of the Academy in 1869. Between 1873 and 1876 he studied history of painting under the supervision of Anselm Feuerbach. In 1875 he received the special prize from the Academy. In Paris he studied with Ludwig Deutch and Johann Discart.

Later he opened his workshop in Rue de Naval. He exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Français in Paris. He visited Constantinople in 1880. In 1883 he met Osman Hamdy Bey, a student of Gerome. He achieved great success during his stay in the Ottoman capital. In 1889 he exhibited at Salon des Artistes Français the following works: ‘A Guardian in Cairo’, ‘Portrait of M.C.B.’, ‘Imperial Guards of the Ottoman Palace’. In the same year he won the bronze medal at the Exposition Universale in Paris. He painted portraits of members of the Ottoman court. Following his return to France in 1905 he left his old workshop and moved to Fontenay-aux-Roses. His paintings are preserved in French museums and international museums, foundations and private collections around the world. For a detailed account on his life and illustrated works please see: Martina Haja & Gunter Wimmer’s Les Orientalistes des Ecoles Allemande et Autrichienne, ACR Edition, Paris, 2000, pp. 226-252. Following an illustrious artistic career, he died in 1932.

Provenance

Private American collection

Categories: Orientalist Paintings

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