Bidspirit auction | Orientalist portrait, signed Juan Pablo

Orientalist portrait, signed Juan Pablo Salinas. Spanish School. 19th century. - Watercolor on paper. Dimensions: 71 x 41 cm. Standing male figure, dressed in an oriental tunic and red turban, carrying a dagger in an exalted attitude. The background evokes an urban wall, contrasting with the illuminated figure in the foreground. The brushwork is loose, with ochre and reddish colors that lend dramatic force to the scene. Signed 'Salinas Roma', a work by the renowned orientalist painter Juan Pablo Salinas, active in Rome in the late 19th century.