Dancer, by Djabar Beg

Dancer, by Djabar Beg

Iran, 20th century

Gouache with gold highlights on green-framed paper. In an interior opening onto the exterior, a young woman wearing an aigrette, standing with her head tilted to the left, wearing an orange skirt, a green belt around her waist and a transparent muslin bodice under a hatched jacket. She holds a tambourine in her left hand and a carafe in her right. In the background, on a dais, a vase of flowers and a basket of fruit. Signed lower left in black ink "Djabar Beg". In a gilded frame. Frame size: 58 x 47 cm