Osman Hamdi Bey (Istanbul 1842-1910) Dame turque de Constantinople, signed, dated 1881, oil on canvas, 120 x 60 cm realized price €1,770,300
1,770,300 EURO FOR AN OSMAN HAMDI BEY PAINTING
Dame turque de Constantinople auctioned at Dorotheum[1]
A rare and opulent oil painting of a Turkish Lady, by the founder of modern Turkish painting Osman Hamdi Bey (1842-1910), was sold at Dorotheum’s 19th Century Paintings auction on 23 October 2019 for an outstanding 1,770,300 euro.
Following the sale of the 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL (€1,067,000) and the painting Madonna and Child (Associate of Raphael, €1,657,190), it was Dorotheum's third million-euro sale within five days.
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