Edwin Lord Weeks.
American ( b.1849 - d.1903 ).
Egyptian Buffalo And Farmers. Egypt.
Watercolour On Paper.
Monogram Lower Right.
Image size 5.1 inches x 8.3 inches ( 13cm x 21cm ).
Frame size 10 inches x 13.6 inches ( 25.5cm x 34.5cm ).
Available for sale from Big Sky Fine Art in the English county of Dorset, this original painting is by the American Orientalist artist Edwin Lord Weeks and dates from the mid 1870s.
The watercolour is presented and supplied in a sympathetic contemporary frame (which is shown in these photographs), mounted using conservation materials and behind premium glass with UV Protection greater than 70% (Artglass AR 70™).
This antique painting is in superb condition. It wants for nothing and is supplied ready to hang and display.
The watercolour is monogrammed lower right.
Edwin Lord Weeks was one of the most celebrated American Orientalists. He was a painter, illustrator, adventurer and author who lived an exciting and often da
...ngerous life. In an age when many artists travelled in Europe and ‘the Orient” he ventured much further, lived amongst the people he painted and gained sustained international acclaim.
He travelled extensively throughout the Holy Lands, Northern Africa, Morocco, Turkey and India, sometimes in most hostile conditions. From around 1870 all of his art reflects the experiences of his travels.
During the 1890s Weeks achieved international recognition as both an artist and author. In 1896 he was made a Knight of the French Legion of Honour and in 1898 he became an officer of the Order of St. Michael of Bavaria. His works can be found today in many of the leading American museums and galleries as well as the Musée du Louvre and Musée d’Orsy in Paris.
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This charming original watercolour painting depicts a procession of two Egyptian buffalo, a man on foot and a camel walking in single file along the side of a river. There is a rider on the back of the camel, sat between large sacks or baskets. Both men appear to be wearing traditional Arabic clothing, and both carry a long pole, possibly to direct the animals. The reflection of the group can be seen in the calm green waters of the river. There is green grass beyond the bare banks of the river, and in the distance, we see two small settlements with groups of white buildings and palm trees. The sky above is wide and clear, with the amber glows of sunrise as the day and the journey begins.
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Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA1113349
Dateline of this antique is 1870
Height is 25.5cm (10.0inches)Width is 34.5cm (13.6inches)Depth is 1.2cm (0.5inches)
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