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Lot description
Oil on canvas. Depiction of a seated beauty in an oriental ambiance. One leg slightly bent, she holds an almost burned-out cigarette in one hand and a glass of red wine in the other raised above her head. The questioning look in her large eyes is directed towards the viewer. Monogram and date "CW 88" on the lower right. In a moulded wooden frame with oriental stucco ornaments. Craquelures. Dimensions of painting 48 x 34 cm, dimensions of frame 54 x 40 cm. Even in his lifetime, Charles Wilda (1854 – 1907) was an acknowledged representative of Viennese Orientalism whose paintings were on display in major contemporary exhibitions. During the 1890s, he received the Emperor’s Award in 1895 and the State Medal in Gold (1898). Condition: II Keywords: Wiener Orientalismus