Exhibition "Oriental fantasy" auction house "Kabinet" opens a new showroom in the Central House of Artists

Today, May 18, Central House of Artists, in the hall № 1 - a new exhibition hall auction house "Kabinet" - opened the exhibition "Eastern fantasy. Orientalism in Russian and European art of the XIX - XX centuries ».

interest of Europeans to the East in a variety of its aspects - from science to military and economic - in the XIX - XX centuries, the most degree manifested in art. East - from North Africa to Central Asia and the Middle East, from Tibet and India to Japan and China - became the subject of art in Europe, including Russian artists. The fashion for Orientalism in architecture and interior decoration, in painting and sculpture, in music, fashion and even in cooking literally swept the Western world. Then this mod will return waves throughout the twentieth century, giving rise, in turn, is the fashion for "the old Orientalism».

The exhibition "Oriental Fantasy" presented as authentic "ethnic" masterpieces Eugene Lancere («herd Kabardian horses", "rich Arab merchant", "Catching Wild Horses") and work of Moroccan cycle («young Arab-Moroccan"), and numerous interior works of Russian and Western painters and sculptors of the XIX - XX centuries: Karazin , R. Sommer , N. Samokysha , M. Belyaev , A. Svedomsky , , , F. Roubaud , F. Khodorovich , V. Grachev , A. Schreier (A. Schreger), O. Saw (O. Pilny) , F. Coleman (F. Coleman), A.-L. Bari (A.-L. Barye), P.-ZH. Mena (P.-J. Mene), A. Dyubukana (A. Dubucand) and others . Russian and European bronze sculpture, drawings, objects of arts and crafts will be represented in the interior, decorated with authentic carpets, ceramics and lighting fixtures.

The exhibition runs until 15 June.

Source: press release auction house "Kabinet»