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Nicola Forcella — The Bazaar, Bab-el Sharia, Cairo
Nicola Forcella

The Bazaar, Bab-el Sharia, Cairo

An orientalist oil painting depicting a busy bazaar scene at Bab-el Sharia in Cairo, capturing the architectural and cultural richness of the Middle Eastern marketplace. The work reflects 19th-century European artistic fascination with exotic Eastern subjects.

Medium
oil on canvas

🔨 Auction Lot

The Orientalist Sale

October 25, 2022

Estimate: $20,000$30,000

Lot 51

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Nicola Forcella, The Bazaar, Bab-el Sharia, Cairo

An orientalist oil painting depicting a busy bazaar scene at Bab-el Sharia in Cairo, capturing the architectural and cultural richness of the Middle Eastern marketplace. The work reflects 19th-century European artistic fascination with exotic Eastern subjects.

Medium
oil on canvas
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Bazaar, Architectural, Orientalism, Marketplace, Oil Painting, Middle Eastern, Cairo, Travel Art