Auction Highlights

Lots 312-318 are by one of the greatest painters and chroniclers of Moroccan life, Jacques Majorelle. Five works from the distinguished George Encil collection and two works previously owned by a distinguished American Major General, these paintings come to the market for the first time in several decades. Ranging in date from 1914 to the 1950s, during which time Majorelle developed and perfected his inimitable luminist style, they capture his love and fascination for the people and the awe-inspiring landscapes of North Africa and the High Atlas, which led him to settle permanently in Marrakech.

Jacques Majorelle

Discover the beauty, light and power of the North African and Arabian deserts.

In the Desert

London

Senior Director, Senior International Specialist

Claude Piening 

Senior Director, Senior Specialist

Tessa  Kostrzewa

Specialist

Emma Gordon

Pre-Sale Coordinator

Dominique Bourassa

Meet our Specialists

For assistance with bidding and registration, please contact: +44 207 293 5000 
 
 <a class="Link" href="mailto:enquiries@sothebys.com">enquiries@sothebys.com</a>

Stay informed with Sotheby’s top stories, videos, events &amp; news.

The sale brings together paintings representing the landscapes, people and cultures of North Africa, Egypt, the Levant, Arabia and the Ottoman world during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Highlights from this sale include paintings by renowned artists Jacques Majorelle, Rudolf Ernst, Frederick Arthur Bridgman and Jean-Léon Gérôme, as well as rare examples by Stanislaus von Chlebowski, Carl Haag and Fabius Brest.

Orientalist Art