LUDWIG DEUTSCH | The Moorish guard

oil on panel ; signed lower left L. Deutsch

Fine Art Galleries, London ;
Sale, London, November 3rd 1977, lot 116 ;
Probably, purchased at the above by Pierre Bergé and Yves Saint Laurent

Martina Haja and Günther Wimmer, Les Orientalistes des écoles allemandes et autrichiennes, 2000, p. 216, illustrated (for an illustration of the achieved version)

- minor scratches scattered on the surface - four minor holes in each corner on the painting (visible on the photograph) - two light knicks in the background on the left part with small chips missing - wears by the borders - nothing visible under UV light perfect condition.
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Preparatory sketch for the painting executed in 1892 and sold in New York, November 1st 1999 for $ 3 192 500.