Egypt Comes To New York

NEW YORK, November 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Rehs Galleries Inc., of New York the premier gallery specializing in Nineteenth- and Twentieth-century art work, has not too long ago acquired an vital portray by Nineteenth-century French Orientalist artist Charles-Théodore Frère (1814-1888). Beni-Souef, Egypt, measuring 16 x 24.5 inches, it’s a fantastic instance of the artist’s Nile River scenes, giving the viewer a glimpse into Nineteenth-century Middle Eastern life.

Charles-Théodore Frère acquired his formal coaching on the Ecole des Beaux-Arts beneath Jean-Léon Cogniet (1794-1880) and Camille Roqueplan (1802-1855) and exhibited his first portray on the Paris Salon of 1834 entitled Vue des Environs de Strasbourg. In the late 1830s, Frère spent about two years in Algeria and shortly turned one of many first technology of artists dedicated to the Orientalist theme, immersing himself on this examine all through his life. During the 1850s, he spent a number of years in Egypt, touring down the Nile many instances and finally organising a studio in Cairo. From 1855 onwards, he exhibited solely Orientalist-themed works on the Paris Salon, persevering with to take action for the subsequent three many years.

Frère’s love of the Middle Eastern topic would encourage many younger artists, corresponding to Jean-Léon Gérôme, Rudolph Ernst, Ludwig Deutsch, Eugene Girardetand Eugène Fromentin.

Current gallery work, Beni-Souef, Egyptis a gorgeous sundown scene that includes a bunch of males and camels at relaxation alongside the Nile River, which runs some 4,100 miles. Egypt AND sudan. According to Howard Rehsgallery director, that caught our consideration it was the quiet time of the day’s work and the advanced material, in addition to its total situation, high quality and dimension. Over the years, we now have seen and been provided many different works by Frère which have had situation issues – notably intensive pigment cracking, extreme cleansing and portray. From the images, this one seemed good, and after seeing it in individual, we knew it was proper for us. So we purchased it.

till Beni Suef (or Beni Suef) is likely one of the fashionable areas of Egypt, the title of the portray seemingly refers back to the capital of that area on the west financial institution of the Nile. It is positioned seventy miles south of Cairo, the town and its environment have been constantly inhabited since historic instances. The historic metropolis, whose ruins are positioned a couple of miles west of recent Beni Souef, served as the primary metropolis of Lower Egypt in the course of the twenty-second and twenty-first centuries BC. The Greeks and Romans referred to as the place Heracleopolis, or the City of Hercules. It was solely in the course of the Middle Ages that the town started to develop steadily, because of the manufacturing and sale of cotton textiles that continues to at the present time, primarily within the type of carpets and rugs.

Research into the historical past of the work continues to be ongoing. Since the artist doesn’t date lots of his work, it’s troublesome to find out an actual date for this piece. That mentioned, on the Paris Salon of 1879, the artist exhibited a portray titled Beni-Souef (Egypt). Could this be the portray? Hopefully time will inform.

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About Rehs Galleries, Inc.

Rehs Galleries Inc., along with its principals, is taken into account one of many world’s main sellers in Nineteenth and early Twentieth century European work and is at present concerned in catalog analysis tasks for Daniel Ridgway Knight, Julien Dupré, Emile Munier, and Antoine Blanchard. Howard Rehs, a previous president of the Association of Fine Art Dealers, at present serves on the Board of the Council of Antiques and has been a member of the Internal Revenue Service’s Art Advisory Panel since 2008.

Howard L. RehsDirector
Rehs Galleries, Inc.
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