Orientalist School. Julius Starck, "boredom"

Orientalist School. Julius Starck, oil on canvas Boredom, signed lower left J. Starck. Belgian School. 92 × 108.5 cm.
Julius Josephus Gaspard Starck (1814–1884) aptly absorbed the teachings of François Joseph Navez (1787–1869) and Horace Vernet (1789–1863), his masters in the art of painting.
The Museum of Brussels (Belgium) holds his work The Old Café of the Kasbah in Algiers (sources: Bénézit Dictionary of Painters and Sculptors).
Our painting is a perfect example of Starck’s talent; through a powerful composition, he precisely captures the sense of emptiness that pervades the minds of these beautiful odalisques.
How many artists are capable of imbuing the characters they immortalize—capturing a fleeting moment of life—with psychological depth!
Related work: La Favorite, oil on canvas of the same size, sold at Christie’s Paris in 2018. Works by Julius Starck that reach such a high level of quality are rare, making them particularly sought after by art lovers worldwide.
20th-century carved and gilded wooden frame. A small loss of material at the bottom near the center of the canvas. Good condition.
19,500 euros.