Étienne Dinet: A Fervent Realism

Published on 19 December 2019, by Agathe Albi-Gervy

Auction on 30 December 2019 - 18:00 (CET) - Avenue Bab Jdid - 40040 Marrakech

Making its debut in the market, this painting by Étienne Dinet – one of his few religious subjects – is the star lot in the opening sale of the new Artcurial subsidiary in Morocco.

Etienne Dinet (1861-1929), Le Fils d’un saint M’rabeth, 1900, oil on canvas, 71.5... Étienne Dinet: A Fervent Realism

Etienne Dinet (1861-1929), Le Fils d’un saint M’rabeth, 1900, oil on canvas, 71.5 x 80.3 cm.
Estimate: €800,000/1.2 M

Raised above a crowd of worshippers by a powerful, determined man, the young boy seems detached, not deigning to glance at those acclaiming and imploring him. If just lightly touching him is already a privilege, kissing his feet, as the man in the foreground is doing, is…

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