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Masterpieces of Orientalist Art - The Shafik Gabr Collection (Paperback, New)
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Masterpieces of Orientalist Art - The Shafik Gabr Collection (Paperback, New)
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Shafik Gabr started his collection of Orientalist art in 1993 by
acquiring a painting by Ludwig Deutsch entitled Egyptian Priest
Entering a Temple. His collection is today amongst the very few in
the world to count such a large number of works by the famed
Austrian artist as well as some of the finest examples of the
greatest masters of Orientalism such as Jean-Leon Gerome, Frederick
Arthur Bridgman, Gustav Bauernfeind and many others. Important for
both scholars and art lovers, the Shafik Gabr Collection impresses
us with its richness and variety. It includes masterpieces by some
of the major nineteenth and twentieth century Orientalists found in
private hands today and demonstrates the owner's appreciation of
differences as well as similarities in European visions of the
versatile and diverse Orient. The selection of paintings in this
collection illustrates the owner's evolving taste, his relationship
with the world of Orientalism and his interest in its European
expression. This Orientalist collection is a harmonious
"kaleidoscope" of genres, presenting the Orient through a variety
of forms, styles and techniques, and revealing to the European
viewer the mysterious East with its bright colours, its exotic and
leisurely lifestyle. Over the years, it has become one of the most
complete and magnificent tributes dedicated to the world of
Orientalism and as such some of the most renowned experts in this
field have contributed to this book in order to mark its importance
in the art world. Lavishly illustrated, Masterpieces of Orientalist
Art: The Shafik Gabr Collection also includes essays by
distinguished Orientalist scholars.
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