Emile Eisman-Semenowsky (Polish, 1857-1911)
Lot 184

Emile Eisman-Semenowsky (Polish, 1857-1911)

L'odalisque

Closed27 September 2012

Price Realised

GBP 12,500

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Emile Eisman-Semenowsky (Polish, 1857-1911)
L'odalisque
signed 'Eisman-Semenowsky' (lower left)
oil on panel
10½ x 34 in. (26.6 x 86.4 cm.)

Anonymous sale; Christie's London, 18 June 1998, Lot 157.

Specialist note

Eisman Semenowsky was originally of Polish descent but spent most of his working life in Paris. Along with many other European artists of the time, Semenowsky developed a fascination with the lavishness of the Orient and painted many beautiful women clad in the sumptuous colours associated with eastern culture.