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24 - Théophile François Henri POILPOT (Paris 1848 – Paris 1915) A…
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Estimate €6,000 - €8,000
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Théophile François Henri POILPOT (Paris 1848 – Paris 1915) Around the Musician, an Oasis in Southern Algeria Original oil on canvas 67.5 cm x 45 cm Signed and dated ‘Th Poilpot1873’ lower right Bears a faint stencil mark on the reverse from a paint merchant Bears the handwritten inscription on the reverse: ‘Given to Madame Bourdouche by the Godillot family’ *** Oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right (26⅝ × 17¾ in.) Provenance Private collection A pupil of Gustave Boulanger and Jean-Léon Gérôme at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, Théophile François Henri Poilpot (1848–1915) made his debut at the Salon in 1874. As early as 1875, he exhibited *Le Tarabouk, souvenir d’Alger* there, a work that cemented his interest in Orientalist themes, inspired by Gérôme’s teachings. A renowned painter of military panoramas, he also produced, in 1900, a vast Orientalist panorama, *Algeria and Tunisia*, for the World’s Fair. He was made a Commander of the Legion of Honour in 1913. This oil painting, dated 1873, predates his official debut at the Salon and bears witness to his Orientalist practice during his formative years.
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Auction time 07/03/2026 at 2:00 PM
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