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- Otto Pilny was a prolific and exceptional Orientalist painter
- This monumental work is a testament to Pilny's talent for color, luminosity and portraiture
- In 1889, Pilny was awarded the order of the Medjidie by the King of Egypt
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Otto Pilny
1866-1936 | Swiss
Sunrise in the Desert
Oil on canvas
Signed “Otto Pilny / Cairo” (lower right)
A prolific and exceptional Orientalist painter, Otto Pilny did not merely record the landscape and people of his extensive travels, but masterfully captured the warmth of the magical Eastern light. This work, a monumental canvas entitled Sunrise in the Desert, is a testament to Pilny's virtuosic talent for color, luminosity and portraiture.
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1866-1936 | Swiss
Sunrise in the Desert
Oil on canvas
Signed “Otto Pilny / Cairo” (lower right)
A prolific and exceptional Orientalist painter, Otto Pilny did not merely record the landscape and people of his extensive travels, but masterfully captured the warmth of the magical Eastern light. This work, a monumental canvas entitled Sunrise in the Desert, is a testament to Pilny's virtuosic talent for color, luminosity and portraiture.
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Otto Pilny
1866-1936 | Swiss
Sunrise in the Desert
Oil on canvas
Signed “Otto Pilny / Cairo” (lower right)
A prolific and exceptional Orientalist painter, Otto Pilny did not merely record the landscape and people of his extensive travels, but masterfully captured the warmth of the magical Eastern light. This work, a monumental canvas entitled Sunrise in the Desert, is a testament to Pilny's virtuosic talent for color, luminosity and portraiture.
This dazzling scene shows a wealthy sheik—marked by his handsome white Arabian horse—and his retinue making their way across the vast desert sands. The camel rider points to the marvelous sunrise on the horizon, as the sheik shields his eyes from its brilliance. Pilny renders these figures and the rest of their group in lifelike detail all at an impressive scale, drawing the viewer into the desert's mesmerizing glow.
Born in the Czech Republic, Pilny studied in Prague and eventually lived and worked in Vienna, where he encountered artists such as Rudolf Ernst and Ludwig Deutsch who encouraged him to travel east. Pilny took his first trip to Egypt in 1885, where he remained for two years traveling with nomadic Bedouin tribes on the caravan route between Cairo and Tripoli. When he returned for a second trip in 1889, he was awarded the order of the Medjidie, a knightly honor, by the King of Egypt, Abbas II. Fueled by his love of the Orient and its culture, Pilny created a widely celebrated body of work that continues to radiate with the vibrant atmosphere of the East.
Circa 1890
Canvas: 46 1/2” high x 70 1/4” wide
Frame: 64 1/8” high x 87 3/4” wide x 6” deep
1866-1936 | Swiss
Sunrise in the Desert
Oil on canvas
Signed “Otto Pilny / Cairo” (lower right)
A prolific and exceptional Orientalist painter, Otto Pilny did not merely record the landscape and people of his extensive travels, but masterfully captured the warmth of the magical Eastern light. This work, a monumental canvas entitled Sunrise in the Desert, is a testament to Pilny's virtuosic talent for color, luminosity and portraiture.
This dazzling scene shows a wealthy sheik—marked by his handsome white Arabian horse—and his retinue making their way across the vast desert sands. The camel rider points to the marvelous sunrise on the horizon, as the sheik shields his eyes from its brilliance. Pilny renders these figures and the rest of their group in lifelike detail all at an impressive scale, drawing the viewer into the desert's mesmerizing glow.
Born in the Czech Republic, Pilny studied in Prague and eventually lived and worked in Vienna, where he encountered artists such as Rudolf Ernst and Ludwig Deutsch who encouraged him to travel east. Pilny took his first trip to Egypt in 1885, where he remained for two years traveling with nomadic Bedouin tribes on the caravan route between Cairo and Tripoli. When he returned for a second trip in 1889, he was awarded the order of the Medjidie, a knightly honor, by the King of Egypt, Abbas II. Fueled by his love of the Orient and its culture, Pilny created a widely celebrated body of work that continues to radiate with the vibrant atmosphere of the East.
Circa 1890
Canvas: 46 1/2” high x 70 1/4” wide
Frame: 64 1/8” high x 87 3/4” wide x 6” deep
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Specifications
| Period: | 1816-1918 |
| Type: | Paintings |
| Depth: | 6.0 in. (15.24 cm) |
| Width: | 87.75 in. (222.89 cm) |
| Height: | 64.13 in. (162.88 cm) |
| Canvas Width: | 70.250 in. (178.44 cm) |
| Canvas Height: | 46.500 in. (118.11 cm) |
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