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Frederic, Lord Leighton — Old Damascus
Frederic, Lord Leighton

Old Damascus

Frederic, Lord Leighton's 'Old Damascus' is an oil on canvas depicting an orientalist scene. The work reflects the 19th-century academic and aesthetic movement's fascination with exotic Eastern subjects and locales.

Medium
oil on canvas

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Old Masters Evening Auction

December 7, 2022

Estimate: $1,800,000$2,500,000

Lot 34

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Frederic, Lord Leighton, Old Damascus

Frederic, Lord Leighton's 'Old Damascus' is an oil on canvas depicting an orientalist scene. The work reflects the 19th-century academic and aesthetic movement's fascination with exotic Eastern subjects and locales.

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

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Landscape, Orientalism, Historical, British, Architecture, Warm Tones, Figurative, Oil on Canvas, Romantic

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