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Orientalist Watercolor of a Middle-Eastern Beauty, Circa 1890
Orientalist Watercolor of a Middle-Eastern Beauty, Circa 1890

Orientalist Watercolor of a Middle-Eastern Beauty, Circa 1890

By Francesco Ballesio 2

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Francesco Ballesio (Italian, 1860-1923). A fine orientalist pencil and watercolor heightened with gum Arabic on paper figure of "A Middle-Eastern Beauty at Rest" depicting a young maiden resting on a Persian rug laid down as a bed while holding a tambourine and next to a Moroccan ivory-inlaid octagonal table with a tea pot on top. Signed and inscribed 'Ballesio Roma Tivoli' (upper right). All within an ornate rococo gilt wood and gesso carved frame with a protective glass, Rome, circa 1890-1900, Frame height: 23 inches (58.4 cm). Frame width: 30 1/2 inches (30.5 cm). Frame depth: 2 1/4 inches (5.7 cm). Paper height: 15 inches (38.1 cm). Paper width: 21 1/2 inches (54.7 cm). Literature: A similar subject matter watercolor is catalogued and illustrated in Caroline Juler, "Les Orientalistes...

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1890s Italian Islamic Antique Francesco Ballesio Art

Materials

Gesso, Glass, Wood, Paper

A Fine Orientalist Pencil and Watercolor Reclining Middle Eastern Beauty
A Fine Orientalist Pencil and Watercolor Reclining Middle Eastern Beauty

A Fine Orientalist Pencil and Watercolor Reclining Middle Eastern Beauty

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Francesco Ballesio (Italian, 1860-1923). A fine orientalist pencil and watercolor heightened with gum Arabic on paper figure of "A Middle-Eastern Beauty at Rest" depicting a young ma...

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