Hendryk Siemiradzki (Polish 1843-1902) Oil on Board

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Description: Probably by Hendryk Siemiradzki (Polish 1843-1902) Oil on Board in a Giltwood Frame, Titled THE GIRL OR THE VASE, Signed lower left. Painted in the Orientalist Style; this may be a sketch for the 1881 painting of the same subject which was sold by Sothebys Auction House in 2005 for $1.4 Million and now resides in a private collection. Per Sothebys catalog description:: The Girl or the Vase? shows the artist's extraordinary ability to convey the splendor and corrupting power at hand at the height of the Roman Empire. Siemiradzki uses the work's subject, a rich patrician?s difficult choice between acquiring a slave girl or a rare vase, as an excuse to lay out for his viewer an array of treasures. He adapts these objects to make them as splendid as possible, valuing exuberant excess over historical accuracy. This approach delighted his audience, which was hungry for exotic imagery and to see evidence of archaological finds underway around the world.

4 "" H X 5.5 "" W X "" D

Status: For Sale	Reference#: 4665
Condition: is good overall, with craquelure to varnish.	Year: 1870
Country: europe	Maker: unknown
Style: orientalist
Materials: board

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