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Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich — Portrait of a man wearing a turban
Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich

Portrait of a man wearing a turban

Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich's portrait study employs black chalk with pen and brown ink framing lines to capture the features of a turbaned figure. This work showcases the artist's draftsmanship and exploration of exotic subject matter popular in eighteenth-century European art.

Medium
Black chalk, within pen and brown ink framing lines;

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Old Master & British Works on Paper

June 28, 2023

Estimate: $700$900

Lot 88

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Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich, Portrait of a man wearing a turban

Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich's portrait study employs black chalk with pen and brown ink framing lines to capture the features of a turbaned figure. This work showcases the artist's draftsmanship and exploration of exotic subject matter popular in eighteenth-century European art.

Medium
Black chalk, within pen and brown ink framing lines;
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Monochrome, Brown Ink, Classical, Historical, Man, Portrait, Black Chalk Drawing, German, Turban, Renaissance

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