Carpet ID: FP-1
European Painting
| Size | 78 x 98 cm / 2'7" x 3'3" feet |
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A museum-grade antique European Orientalist oil painting by renowned Hungarian artist Károly Cserna (1867–1944), depicting a monumental mosque street scene in Cairo, Egypt, framed in an imposing stepped gilt and burnished timber frame.
- Masterful Orientalist Scene: Depicts the towering striped minarets and stone dome of a grand Egyptian mosque rising above a bustling market street filled with merchants, robed figures, and camels.
- Renowned Hungarian Artist: Hand-signed in the lower right by Károly Cserna (1867–1944), a celebrated master acclaimed for his atmospheric Middle Eastern and North African architectural views.
- Museum-Quality Impasto & Light: Employs rich, textured brushwork capturing the warm, sunlit haze and authentic colors of historic Islamic architecture.
- Dimensions & Framing: Measures 78 x 98 cm (2’7″ x 3’3″ feet), housed in an antique moulded gilt frame with deep red bole undertones and stepped borders.
- Rare Collector’s Centerpiece: An exceptional acquisition for museum curators, connoisseurs of 19th/early 20th-century Orientalism, and premier art collections.







