1876 “Alger” Orientalist Portrait on Hide — Signed Phalène, Cowrie-Trimmed Painting the hills fade gently into

the hills fade gently into one another

This work is ideal for collectors of Romantic landscapes and 19th-century European painting

which features tiered molding with age-darkened patina

A large and beautifully atmospheric coastal seascape capturing sailing vessels along the horizon beneath a dramatic

Opaline glass was both decorative and functional

1876 “Alger” Orientalist Portrait on Hide — Signed Phalène, Cowrie-Trimmed Painting the hills fade gently into1876 Alger Orientalist Portrait on Hide Signed Phalne, Cowrie Trimmed Ethnographic Painting A rare and evocative 19th century Orientalist portrait painted on stretched hide, signed Phalne and dated Alger 1876. This distinctive work depicts a young woman of North African origin wearing traditional jewelry and costume including a coral pink headscarf, embroidered vest, gold necklace, and a silver coin headdress typical of Algerian Kabyle or urban Berber