The European Art Sale Part II
The European Art Sale Part II
Property From a Distinguished Canadian Private Collection
Soleil levant et Soleil couchant sur le Nil, Caire: a pair
Lot Closed
January 30, 05:19 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 12,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Charles Théodore Frère
French
1814 - 1888
Soleil levant et Soleil couchant sur le Nil, Caire: a pair
signed Th. Frère. (lower right); inscribed soleil couchant/ Caire, Egypte. Th. Frère (reverse)
signed Th. Frère (lower left); inscribed vue prise à [illegible] / vue du Caire, Egypte. Th. Frère (reverse)
oil on panel (each)
panel: 5 1/8 by 7 1/8 in.; 13 by 18 cm (each)
framed: 13 3/4 by 12 in.; 30.5 by 35 cm (each)
with Richard Green, London
After a trip to Algeria in 1837, Frère exclusively painted scenes of the Middle East for the rest of his career. He made a longer trip to the region in 1851, visiting Turkey, Syria, Palestine, and Egypt. In 1869, he accompanied the French Empress Eugénie’s entourage to Egypt, his final visit there, on the occasion of the opening of the Suez Canal. Frère had established a studio in Cairo, where he regularly painted outdoors and on location, and was awarded the title of Bey (Lord) by the Egyptian government.
