{"product_id":"orientalist-oil-portrait-man-at-prayer-signed","title":"Orientalist Oil Portrait – Man at Prayer – Signed, London Provenance 1979 – 60 × 50 cm","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn oil portrait of a man at prayer, seated in profile on a patterned carpet, hands raised, in a white ghutra with black and gold agal over a dark bisht trimmed in gold. The palette is restrained — warm neutral ground, deep blue-black robe, the carpet worked up in reds and greens. Signed indistinctly in the lower right corner. Framed in white and gilt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Oil on canvas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approx. 60 × 50 cm framed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFrame:\u003c\/strong\u003e White painted moulding with gilt inner edge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignature:\u003c\/strong\u003e Signed lower right; the hand is indistinct and we have not been able to read it with confidence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bears the original shipping label of Gander \u0026amp; White Shipping Ltd, Empress Place, Lillie Road, London SW6, on the stretcher — client \"A. Ganhim\", dated 25\/4\/79. Acquired from a private clearance in the UAE.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat the label tells us\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGander \u0026amp; White was founded in London in 1933 and is one of the world's leading fine art logistics companies, a Royal Warrant holder handling work for museums, auction houses, galleries and private collectors. A painting carrying their label was packed and shipped by a specialist fine art shipper, not sent as ordinary freight — which tells you something about how its owner regarded it in 1979. The label is intact on the stretcher and shown in the photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow we arrived at the price\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe would rather show our working than ask you to take a number on trust.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAgainst the price:\u003c\/strong\u003e the signature is not legible enough for us to attribute the work, and without a name there is no auction record to point to. An unattributed painting is valued on quality, subject and size, not on a market.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFor the price:\u003c\/strong\u003e it is a competently painted original oil, not a print — the handling of the robe and the carpet is confident. The subject sits squarely in the Orientalist tradition that is actively collected in this region. It is already framed. And it carries genuine documented provenance: a specialist fine art shipment out of London in 1979.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComparable unattributed Orientalist oils of this size and quality change hands in the region in the low thousands of dirhams. Provenance of this kind moves a piece toward the upper part of that band rather than the lower.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn that basis we have priced it at \u003cstrong\u003eAED 3,500\u003c\/strong\u003e. If you can read the signature or recognise the hand, tell us — we will reprice openly and say so in the listing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUsed. Paint surface sound, no visible restoration or losses. Some surface dust and light age-related darkening. The frame shows knocks and small paint losses to the outer edges. Photographed as it is, unretouched. Further condition photographs on request.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eAuthenticity\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOffered exactly as it came to us: an original oil, signed but unattributed, with the shipping label described above. No certificate of authenticity accompanies it and we make no claim as to authorship. Buyers are welcome to inspect the painting in person or arrange their own examination before purchase.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eViewing and delivery\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAvailable to view by appointment at our warehouse. Delivered by hand within the UAE. Shipped worldwide, crated and insured; duties and import VAT are payable by the buyer in the destination country, and many countries apply a reduced import VAT rate to original works of art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp dir=\"rtl\" lang=\"ar\"\u003eلوحة زيتية أصلية تصوّر رجلاً في وضع الدعاء، جالساً على سجادة بالزي الخليجي التقليدي. نحو ٦٠ × ٥٠ سم مع الإطار. موقّعة في الأسفل إلى اليمين بخط غير واضح، ولم نتمكن من نسبتها إلى فنان محدد. تحمل من الخلف ملصق الشحن الأصلي لشركة Gander \u0026amp; White للنقل الفني في لندن، باسم العميل «A. Ganhim» وتاريخ ٢٥\/٤\/١٩٧٩.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp dir=\"rtl\" lang=\"ar\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eكيف حددنا السعر:\u003c\/strong\u003e غياب التوقيع الواضح يمنع نسبة العمل ويقلّل السعر، لكن جودة التنفيذ والموضوع المطلوب في المنطقة والإطار الجاهز والمصدر الموثّق من لندن عام ١٩٧٩ ترفع القيمة. لذلك حددنا السعر بـ ٣٬٥٠٠ درهم.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Al Haraj Market","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47657650683958,"sku":"AH-ART-0008","price":3500.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/8571\/1158\/files\/Gemini_Generated_Image_3gt3s23gt3s23gt3.jpg?v=1788886561","url":"https:\/\/alharaj.market\/products\/orientalist-oil-portrait-man-at-prayer-signed","provider":"Al Haraj Market","version":"1.0","type":"link"}