Étienne Dinet (1861-1929)

This eclectic, generous breton sale ranged from the 1968 Olympic Games to Roberts’ outdoor art and a photographic portrait by Keïta.

The 2000s were years that saw conspicuous success for the Orientalist painter, but nowadays his works come on the market less often.

Taking place annually since 2015, the Parisian auction house Artcurial is organizing its end of year sales in Marrakech, where the works of Etienne Dinet are always highly anticipated.

This diverse auction will offer a much-anticipated painting by Étienne Dinet, L’École coranique (The Koranic School), a Grenoble Olympic torch and a photograph by Seydou Keita.

France’s best-known Orientalist painter had been enamored with Algeria since his 1884 trip to the desert. Here is his vision of the famous Arab-Persian tale.

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.

This soft-toned evocation of studying sacred texts is rare in the Orientalist painter’s large body of work.

A group of little girls by Étienne Dinet greatly appealed to fans of this brilliant Orientalist painter.

Alexandre Roubtzoff and Étienne Dinet were the two champions of this sale dedicated to Orientalism and Asian art.

A rich offering of artworks ranging from Old Masters to Surrealists and beyond, “Oeuvres Choisies” offers a glimpse of the sales that will pass online this quarter due to COVID restrictions. As a first for the Hôtel Drouot, the collegial exhibition has gone digital with high-resolution photographs and Youtube videos.