Fausto Zonaro
(Masi 1854–1929 San Remo)
A Dervish, signed twice F. Zonaro, oil on canvas laid down on panel, 64 x 45 cm, framed
Provenance:
Private Collection, Italy.
We are grateful to Erol Makzume for kindly confirming the authenticity on the basis of a high-resolution photograph.
It will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné edited by Erol Makzume and Cesare Trevigne.
Zonaro and his wife Elisa moved to Istanbul in 1891. There, he became fascinated by the city and its people, painting street barbers, fishermen and public letter-writers, for instance. He also painted the religious ceremonies which dominated the public life of the city. Zonaro was allowed to paint anywhere in Istanbul, which meant he was able to hear and paint the Rufai dervishes. The present lot depicts a dervish from the Rufai order. Known as “howling dervishes”, they took a vow of poverty and abstinence. Abdülhamid II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1876-1909, appointed him painter to the court. He became a teacher at the School of Fine Art, founded by Osman Hamdy Bey. He left Istanbul in 1910 when the new government of the “Young Turks” dismissed him from the post of painter to the Sultan and eventually settled in San Remo.
Specialist: Gautier Gendebien
Gautier Gendebien
+39-334-777 1603
Gautier.Gendebien@dorotheum.it
02.05.2023 - 18:00
- Realized price: **
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EUR 80,600.-
- Estimate:
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EUR 24,000.- to EUR 26,000.-
Fausto Zonaro
(Masi 1854–1929 San Remo)
A Dervish, signed twice F. Zonaro, oil on canvas laid down on panel, 64 x 45 cm, framed
Provenance:
Private Collection, Italy.
We are grateful to Erol Makzume for kindly confirming the authenticity on the basis of a high-resolution photograph.
It will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné edited by Erol Makzume and Cesare Trevigne.
Zonaro and his wife Elisa moved to Istanbul in 1891. There, he became fascinated by the city and its people, painting street barbers, fishermen and public letter-writers, for instance. He also painted the religious ceremonies which dominated the public life of the city. Zonaro was allowed to paint anywhere in Istanbul, which meant he was able to hear and paint the Rufai dervishes. The present lot depicts a dervish from the Rufai order. Known as “howling dervishes”, they took a vow of poverty and abstinence. Abdülhamid II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1876-1909, appointed him painter to the court. He became a teacher at the School of Fine Art, founded by Osman Hamdy Bey. He left Istanbul in 1910 when the new government of the “Young Turks” dismissed him from the post of painter to the Sultan and eventually settled in San Remo.
Specialist: Gautier Gendebien
Gautier Gendebien
+39-334-777 1603
Gautier.Gendebien@dorotheum.it
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| Auction: | 19th Century Paintings |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction with Live Bidding |
| Date: | 02.05.2023 - 18:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 22.04. - 02.05.2023 |
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