Alphonse Birck (1859-1944) - Bedouin In A Desert

Alphonse Birck 1859-1944

Alphonse Birck was born in 1859 in Metz. At the age of 16, he moved to Paris where he joined the School of Decorative Arts before continuing his education in free academies. Birck began to show his works very early, he exhibited publicly for the first time in Parisian Salons at the age of 28. Attracted by Algeria like many artists who follow the orientalist movement, he decided to go into exile there with his family during the Annexation of Metz in 1906. From then on, the life of Alphonse Birck will be shared between Algiers and Fontainebleau.

Size of Image: 29cmx55cm
Size of mount: 50cmx76cm

Original Watercolour, mounted.

Selling here is a very good original watercolour by the well listed French artist, Alphonse Birck 1859-1944. The watercolour depicts a desert view with a bedouin and camel. Signed to the lower right. Presented in a modern window mount. Provenance: Dreweatts Fine art sale, 28 sep 2022 to 14 oct 2022. Lot 114.

Condition: The condition is very good, the odd small mark. The mount grubby. Please see our images for further description and detail. This parcel is quite large once packed.


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