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John Frederick Lewis — Sketch for In the Bezestein, El Khan Khalil, Cairo
John Frederick Lewis

Sketch for In the Bezestein, El Khan Khalil, Cairo

An oil sketch by John Frederick Lewis for a larger work depicting the interior of the Bezestein market in Cairo. The piece demonstrates the artist's fascination with orientalist subjects and architectural detail.

Medium
oil on panel
Spotted At
Auction House · Sotheby's

🔨 Auction Lot

The Orientalist Sale including Works from the Najd Collection

March 22, 2021

Estimate: $30,000 – $50,000

Lot 24

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John Frederick Lewis, Sketch for In the Bezestein, El Khan Khalil, Cairo

An oil sketch by John Frederick Lewis for a larger work depicting the interior of the Bezestein market in Cairo. The piece demonstrates the artist's fascination with orientalist subjects and architectural detail.

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

Related themes

Market, Sketch, Orientalism, Interior, Oil On Panel, Architecture, Cairo

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Cleveland Museum of Art