Lot 27
- 27
Ludwig Deutsch
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 GBP
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Description
- Ludwig Deutsch
- A Street Celebration in Cairo
- signed and dated L Deutsch 1912 lower right
- oil on canvas
- 177 by 203cm., 69½ by 80in.
Provenance
Sale: Neumeister, Munich, 24 June 2009, lot 647
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Condition
The canvas has not been lined. Ultra-violet light reveals some intermittent strokes of retouching in the upper edge and some isolated spots of retouching addressing small areas of paint loss. Some strokes of strengthening are also visible notably in the lower right quadrant. The picture is otherwise in virtually original condition and ready to hang.
Presented in a simple gilt frame.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
During the opening decades of the twentieth century Deutsch, who had made his name and fortune with his distinctive, photorealistic style, took his work in a new direction, painting on a larger scale and using a more impressionistic technique. From observing every muscle of his sitters' anatomy, every fold in their robes, every detail of their accoutrements punctiliously, he turned his attention to the impression, the effects of light and colour using flamboyant brushstrokes and a new and more vivid palette.
Having settled in Paris in the 1870s, Deutsch followed artistic developments there closely, and it was no doubt the rise of the New Painting - dubbed Impressionism - which inspired this new departure in his artistic output. His impressionistic style reached its climax in The Procession of the Mahmal through the Streets of Cairo (lot 7), a tour de force in size and expression. But he applied it with equal alacrity to a series of works of Cairo from the period, including the present one, a sna﷽pshot of a street festival, in which the 🐲Sultan Qaytbay mosque and mausoleum complex forms the backdrop.