Orientalist Painting

Western painters, enthralled by Romance, utilized subjects from the Mideast and the Far East for their artworks in the nineteenth century. Antique and vintage orientalist paintings for sale glorified and fancied motifs from other paintings for the delight of a Western viewer. In general, British painters tried to stay true to the truth of things they observed in front of them. David Robert is an excellent example as his pictures of individuals at historical locations are notable for their geographical accuracy. French painters, on the other hand, were more likely to display their exotic imaginations. For many painters, the power of Antique and vintage orientalist paintings for sale stayed unrivaled well into the 1900s. Antique and vintage orientalist paintings at auction can be found on Bidsquare for reasonable prices.

A whole painting was occasionally an Orientalist painting, like a depiction of Turkish baths or perhaps an odalisque and servant. A singular Antique and vintage orientalist paintings at auction feature may be integrated to a more conventional image in some instances. Orientalism is a word used in art to describe the paintings of Western painters. They focused on Oriental topics and were inspired by their journeys in Asia throughout the 1800s. The creation of the Orientalist Painters Society in France, near the turn of the nineteenth century, transformed the awareness of creators. Painters could now perceive themself as members of a unique art style. Orientalist artists can be divided into two categories, according to art historians who meticulously painted whatever they saw. The other are those who made Orientalist paintings while never exiting their studio.

Quick Facts:

• Frederick-Arthur Bridgman's 1889 painting "Jeune femme sur une terrasse" is an instance of an 1800s Orientalism painting. On October 23, 2014, Sotheby's Paris sold the artwork for €133,500.

• Two main 1800s scholastic artists who used Orientalist motifs were Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres and Jean-Léon Gérôme. 

• On November 26, 2013, an undated painting by Alfred de Dreux titled "Guerrier Ottoman à cheval" (Ottoman warrior on a horse) was marketed for £458,500 at Christie's London.