Oriental Street Scene
c. 1870-1905
About this artwork
This oil painting depicts a bustling street scene in a Middle Eastern city, likely Cairo, characterized by traditional architecture and figures in period attire. The work is characteristic of Kaufmann's varied output, which he often signed under various pseudonyms.
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Karl Kaufmann was a prolific 19th-century Austrian painter who is perhaps best known for his clever business practice of painting under dozens of different pseudonyms, such as 'Charles Marchand' or 'Henri Carnier'. This allowed him to flood the art market with his Orientalist scenes without saturating the demand for any single 'artist' identity, effectively creating a one-man artistic collective.
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Oriental Street Scene
Karl Kaufmann, c. 1870-1905
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