Odalisque Contemporary School Oil Painting After Frederick Leighton Woman Swan

Description

Odalisque" Contemporary School Oil Painting After Lord Frederick Leighton. An oil on canvas framed in gold. The original painting by Leighton was painted in 1862 and currently resides in a private collection.

Lord Frederic Leighton was a British painter, draughtsman, and sculptor. His works often depicted biblical, historical, and classical subjects. In 1862 he produced ‘Odalisque’ an oil on canvas painting depicting a young woman wearing a loose gown holding a peacock fan in her left hand. The painting was inspired by the chambermaids who worked in seraglio’s, Turkish living quarters used by wives of an Ottoman household.

Condition

Very Good; Gently Used

Dimensions

29.5" x 3" x 53.75"; canvas 24" x 48"