Robert Thegerström(Sweden, 1857-1919)
Siesta, scene from Alexandria
Siesta, scene from Alexandria
Signed R. Thegerström, Ramleh. Executed in 1887. Oil on canvas 100 x 151 cm.
Provenance
Bukowski Auktioner AB, Stockholm, Sale 500, "Internationella Vårauktionen", May 29-31, 1996, lot 163; private collection; Bukowski Auktioner AB, Stockholm, Sale 522, "Internationella Höstauktionen", December 4-6, 2001, lot 241; private collection.
More information
Ramleh (“sand” in Arabic) was a holiday resort to the east of Alexandria in Egypt. Until the beginning of the 19th century it was a desert land, and yet several wealthy Alexandrine families gradually started building holiday homes there, thus transforming it into a little Riviera. Thegerström and his wife visited Ramleh during their honeymoon in 1887.
