45. Odalisque at the café [1925]

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45. Odalisque at the café [1925]

Iosif Iser

1881, București - 1958, Bucureşti

Estimate:

EUR 15.000 - 25.000

References

CRĂCIUN, Eugen, "Iser", Art Home Publishing, Bucharest, 1945. MIHALACHE, Marin, "Iser", Meridiane Publishing, Bucharest, 1982.

oil on canvas, 50 x 60 cm, signed and dated bottom right, in black, "ISER, 1925"

Iosif Iser frequently addresses the human figure, especially the female figure, which he depicts in cycles dedicated to dancers, ballerinas, Spaniards, and odalisques. The oriental theme occupies an important place in his creation and is closely linked to the artist's contact with the Dobrujan space and the Turkish world. These encounters provide him with a repertoire of motifs, characters, and visual situations that he later transforms into his own pictorial language. His interest in this world develops in the context of his stays and travels in Dobrogea, where he comes into direct contact with Turkish and Tatar communities, observing their dress, customs, human typologies, and the specific atmosphere of this space. The three odalisques are arranged in a composition that emphasizes both the relationship between the characters and the calm, intimate atmosphere of the scene. Two of the characters participate in serving coffee, one offering the drink to the other, while the third is seated on a divan, in a relaxed and contemplative posture. Their gestures are not presented as simple everyday actions but contribute to constructing an interior scene where time seems suspended, and the viewer is introduced into an intimate space dominated by refinement and tranquility. A central element of the scene is the coffee ritual. In Ottoman culture and the

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45. Odalisque at the café [1925]

45. Odalisque at the café [1925]

Iosif Iser

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