A PAIR OF OLD MIDDLE-EASTERNER PAINTINGS OF A BEGGAR AND STREET BARBER

PERIOD:
Mid-19th Century
ORIGIN:
Qajar dynasty, Persia
DIMENSIONS:
Marginal:35x 28 -Cm
Paintings:22x 15-Cm
DESCRIPTION:
First Painting (watercolour).
The painting depicts a beggar walking toward the right and gaping at the veneer of the page, leaning on a copper with his shoulder lowered.
He wears a long, tattered light blue robe, and a worn-out brownish coat with coat lining and fringe.
The sole of both shoes has worn out, exposing the socks he has a full, grey beard and large hands.
The second painting is a very prepared moustache youthful street barber who inclines his blade on a sharpener, as the other individual kneels down on the ground with his right-hand holding a mirror-gazing at the sleek bundles of hairstyle on his crown centre.
Condition Report:
Both paintings are distinctively survived and aged,margins delicately handled throughout the time so overall adequate conditions, with no defects or painting restorations.
PROVENANCE:
A Private Collection In Monaco. The French Riviera (known in French) as the Côte d’Azur.
CERTIFICATE:
Comes with a certificate from the Art Loss Register