Alexandre Roubtzoff, a Russian Painter in the Souk of Tunis

Published on 04 June 2021, by Philippe Dufour

Auction on 14 June 2021 - 11:30 (CEST) - Salle 9 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009

Before becoming the realistic and sensitive portraitist we know, Alexander Roubtzoff depicted scenes of Tunisian daily life, such as this women’s market.

Alexandre Roubtzoff (1884-1949), Souk El Kachachine (or Le Souk des femmes/The Women’s... Alexandre Roubtzoff, a Russian Painter in the Souk of Tunis

Alexandre Roubtzoff (1884-1949), Souk El Kachachine (or Le Souk des femmes/The Women’s Souk), 1915, oil on canvas signed, dated and localized in the lower left, annotated in Arabic in the bottom center, 114 x 158 cm/44.88 x 62.20 in.
Estimate: €150,000/200,000

The almost choreographic grace of these market women arranged in a semi-circle might evoke the mood of an opera scene. The precious rendering and palette also recall the contemporary art of Léon Bakst, who designed for Diaghilev’s ballets . That should come as no surprise: Alexander Roubtzoff (1884-1949), the artist who in…

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