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Despite the absence of a signature this masterfully portrait of a young Egyptian beauty is fully identical with famous portraits by prominent Austrian orientalist Leopold Carl Müller, known as Egypt Müller or Orient Müller (born December 9, 1834 in Dresden; died August 4, 1892 in Vienna). He was the most important Austrian Orientalist painter. For comparison with identical portraits by Müller ,sold in auctions see our last additional images.
Full biography of the artist see in Wikipedia under following link:
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopold_Carl_Müller
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Literature: Prof.H.Fuchs " Die Österreichischen Maler", Vienna, 1975; Thieme/Becker "Lexicon of artists from antique to contemporary" (in German), Leipzig, 1999.
Inscription: unsigned.
Technique: oil on wood. Original period frame.
Measurements: unframed w 9 7/8" x h 12 3/4" (25 x 30,5 cm), framed w 12 1/3" x h 14 2/3" (31.5 x 37.5 cm)
Condition: in very good condition.
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