Dinet, Bard of Bou Saâda

Published on 20 June 2019, by Anne Foster and Claire Papon

Auction on 28 June 2019 - 14:00 (CEST) - Salle 14 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009

On his first trip in 1884, Étienne Dinet fell in love with Bou Saâda, the "city of happiness". He returned several times before buying a house there in 1905, recounting the daily life and celebrations of the people of this oasis in his painting.

Étienne Dinet (1861-1929), Jour de fête, fillettes demandant la récompense à l'occasion... Dinet, Bard of Bou Saâda

Étienne Dinet (1861-1929), Jour de fête, fillettes demandant la récompense à l'occasion de la fête de l’Aïd (Day of Celebration, Girls Asking for a Reward on the Feast of Eid), oil on canvas, 85 x 81 cm.
Estimate: €200,000/300,000

After converting to Islam, Nasr ad Dine – his new name – had a qubba built in Bou Saâda, Algeria, in 1925 to house his future tomb; four years later, with Sliman ben Ibrahim, he made…

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