Charles-Théodore Frère Soleil levant et Soleil couchant sur le Nil, Caire: a pair

Charles Théodore Frère
French
1814 - 1888
Soleil levant et Soleil couchant sur le Nil, Caire: a pair

signed Th. Frère. (lower right); inscribed soleil couchant/ Caire, Egypte. Th. Frère (reverse)
signed Th. Frère (lower left); inscribed vue prise à [illegible] / vue du Caire, Egypte. Th. Frère (reverse)
oil on panel (each)
panel: 5 1/8 by 7 1/8 in.; 13 by 18 cm (each)
framed: 13 3/4 by 12 in.; 30.5 by 35 cm (each)

Condition Report:
The panels are beveled on all sides. The paint surfaces are stable and in good condition. Minor frame abrasions to all edges. Under UV light, areas of retouching to aforementioned abrasions, notably to the corners; very minor spots of scattered retouching to the sky.
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Catalogue Note:
After a trip to Algeria in 1837, Frère exclusively painted scenes of the Middle East for the rest of his career. He made a longer trip to the region in 1851, visiting Turkey, Syria, Palestine, and Egypt. In 1869, he accompanied the French Empress Eugénie’s entourage to Egypt, his final visit there, on the occasion of the opening of the Suez Canal. Frère had established a studio in Cairo, where he regularly painted outdoors and on location, and was awarded the title of Bey (Lord) by the Egyptian government.

Provenance:
with Richard Green, London