Orientalist Paintings
From 1850 to 1950—An Invitation to Travel Afar
Orientalist paintings are an expanding market, attracting ever-more international buyers and vendors.
The department enjoys the support of experts Olivier Berman, France’s leading specialist in the arts of the Orient, and Félix Marcilhac, the world-renowned Art Deco specialist and author of several works of reference, notably about Jacques Majorelle.
Some recent prices
- Jacques Majorelle
- Cocotiers à Conakry, 1955
- Oil on canvas
- €99,136, 27 November 2007
- Jacques Majorelle
- Scène de marché à Saint-Louis, 1950
- Oil on canvas
- €173,488, 11 June 2007.
- Jacques Majorelle
- “Le Mousem de Bakhaki” (c.1940)
- Oil on hardboard (signed)
- €110,000, 21 June 2006.
- Etienne Dinet
- Departing for the Holy War
- Two signed works in oil on board
- €100,000, 21 June 2006.
- Jacques Majorelle
- Market Scnee in Kayes
- Gouache and tempera on panel (signed)
- €82,000, 21 June 2006.
- Fernand Lantoine
- Riders at Dawn – South Morocco
- Oil on canvas (signed)
- €52,000, 21 June 2006.
Auction dates
At the Hôtel Dassault:
Twice per year, in June and December, at the same time as our sales of modern art and Art Deco
Upcoming Auction
- 8 December 2008
- Orientalist Paintings
- Jacques Majorelle
- Fête rituelle dans un village soudanais, 1946
- Gouache sur panneau, signée, située Kayes et datée (19)46.
- 64 x 50 cm
- Estimation: €50,000-70,000
- Sale 8 December 2008
Specialists
- Olivier Berman
- Phone: +33 1 42 99 20 67
- Félix Marcilhac
Contact
- Cyril Pigot
- Phone: +33 1 42 99 16 56
Our highly qualified team works closely with the leading independent experts to provide a full advisory service for vendors and buyers.