One of the great masters of Orientalist painting, John Frederick Lewis spent nine years in the bustling streets of Cairo – but ‘Camels in the Desert’ reflects his deeper passion for the life of the Bedouin. . A precursor to a larger oil painting, now in Tate Britain, the delicacy of this watercolour demonstrates why John Ruskin so praised Lewis’s desert scenes for their detail and artistry. . John Frederick Lewis (1804–1876), ‘Camels in the Desert near Edfou, Upper Egypt’, 1859. Pencil and watercolour heightened with bodycolour, 9 ⅝ x 18 ½ in. (24.5 x 47 cm.) Estimate: £150,000–250,000. . Old Master & British Drawings & Watercolours – 3 July at Christie’s London. . #art #artwork #watercolour #orientalistart #johnfredericklewis #camel #drawing #desert #egypt

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One of the great masters of Orientalist painting, John Frederick Lewis spent nine years in the bustling streets of Cairo – but ‘Camels in the Desert’ reflects his deeper passion for the life of the Bedouin.
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A precursor to a larger oil painting, now in Tate Britain, the delicacy of this watercolour demonstrates why John Ruskin so praised Lewis’s desert scenes for their detail and artistry.
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John Frederick Lewis (1804–1876), ‘Camels in the Desert near Edfou, Upper Egypt’, 1859. Pencil and watercolour heightened with bodycolour, 9 ⅝ x 18 ½ in. (24.5 x 47 cm.) Estimate: £150,000–250,000.
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Old Master & British Drawings & Watercolours – 3 July at Christie’s London.
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#art #artwork #watercolour #orientalistart #johnfredericklewis #camel #drawing #desert #egypt


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