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Karl Kaufmann C.v. Erlach Oil Painting Cairo
C. v. Erlach (Karl Kaufmann, Austrian 1843 – 1902)
Cairo Rooftops with the Mosque of Sultan al-Nasir Muhammad
Oil on mahogany panel, 51.5 × 42 cm
Signed lower left C. v. Erlach (Karl Kaufmann)
A superb Orientalist cityscape of old Cairo viewed from the terraced quarter below the Citadel. The skyline unites some of the city’s most celebrated monuments: the Mosque of Sultan al-Nasir Muhammad with its red-and-white ablaq masonry and distinctive dome the adjacent Mosque-Madrasa of Sultan Hassan and Al-Rifa‘i Mosque and, to the left, the red-brick dome and carved minaret of the Mosque of Qaytbay. Kaufmann blends these landmarks into a single harmonious vista — an idealised yet topographically rooted panorama characteristic of his finest Egyptian works.
In the foreground, a rooftop terrace with woven carpet, palm and laundry line opens onto a narrow lane animated by merchants and figures in red and white robes. The quality mahogany panel preserves Kaufmann’s delicate impasto and atmospheric tonality, its surface entirely original.
A desirable Cairo subject, long held in a private collection and never previously offered on the market, this example stands among the most appealing compositions within Kaufmann’s Orientalist œuvre.
Condition: Excellent overall two minor, superficial grazes to the sky, scarcely visible except on close inspection. Subtly reframed at a later date.
No restoration visible under UV.
KARL KAUFMANN PSEUDONYMS:
Born in Vienna in 1843, Karl Kaufmann was a prolific Austrian landscape and architectural painter celebrated for his detailed cityscapes of Venice, Constantinople, and Cairo..
Throughout his career, Kaufmann often signed his paintings under a variety of pseudonyms — including C. von Erlach, F. Hertel, Charles Marchand, Henri Carnier, B. Lambert, and L. Marcy, among others.
Despite these aliases, the style is unmistakably Kaufmann’s: finely detailed architecture, bright and atmospheric.
Today, whether signed C. von Erlach or Karl Kaufmann, these works are recognised as belonging to the same accomplished hand — an artist who blended academic precision with romantic travel imagery, and whose paintings remain sought after across Europe and America.”
ACHIEVED RESULTS:
View of Santa Maria della Salute, Venice
Sotheby’s New York, 2019, $20,000
Shipping on the Golden Horn, Constantinople
Sotheby’s London, est. £15,000–£20,000
(Non Disclosed)
Venetian Canal Scene, One.Bid, 2024, €32,625
Travellers in a Gondola on the Venetian Lagoon, Christie’s London, 2005, £8,400
Trading Vessels before the Grand Canal, Venice, Christie’s London, 2007, £8,750
On the Bosphorus, Christie’s London, 1995, £9,775
Cairo Cityscape, Dorotheum, Vienna 2018, €9,000
View of Constantinople, Christie’s South Kensington, 2007, £6,600
Street Scene, Cairo, Koller, Zürich 2016
CHF 7,500
Grand Canal, Venice, Im Kinsky, Vienna 2019
€8,678
Castel Sant’Angelo & St Peter’s, Rome, Im Kinsky, Vienna 2019, €6,400
CURRENTLY MARKETED:
Large “View of Venice”, oil on canvas, 1894, £71,000
Large “View of the Doge’s Palace, Venice”, 1894, £71,000
Der Alpensee (Alpine Lake Scene), £23,658
Item sent Worldwide Express secure service
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Spencelayhs Of Cambridgeshire
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Cambridgeshire
England, UK
Tel : 07493 123205
Non UK callers : +44 7493 123205
Cairo Rooftops with the Mosque of Sultan al-Nasir Muhammad
Oil on mahogany panel, 51.5 × 42 cm
Signed lower left C. v. Erlach (Karl Kaufmann)
A superb Orientalist cityscape of old Cairo viewed from the terraced quarter below the Citadel. The skyline unites some of the city’s most celebrated monuments: the Mosque of Sultan al-Nasir Muhammad with its red-and-white ablaq masonry and distinctive dome the adjacent Mosque-Madrasa of Sultan Hassan and Al-Rifa‘i Mosque and, to the left, the red-brick dome and carved minaret of the Mosque of Qaytbay. Kaufmann blends these landmarks into a single harmonious vista — an idealised yet topographically rooted panorama characteristic of his finest Egyptian works.
In the foreground, a rooftop terrace with woven carpet, palm and laundry line opens onto a narrow lane animated by merchants and figures in red and white robes. The quality mahogany panel preserves Kaufmann’s delicate impasto and atmospheric tonality, its surface entirely original.
A desirable Cairo subject, long held in a private collection and never previously offered on the market, this example stands among the most appealing compositions within Kaufmann’s Orientalist œuvre.
Condition: Excellent overall two minor, superficial grazes to the sky, scarcely visible except on close inspection. Subtly reframed at a later date.
No restoration visible under UV.
KARL KAUFMANN PSEUDONYMS:
Born in Vienna in 1843, Karl Kaufmann was a prolific Austrian landscape and architectural painter celebrated for his detailed cityscapes of Venice, Constantinople, and Cairo..
Throughout his career, Kaufmann often signed his paintings under a variety of pseudonyms — including C. von Erlach, F. Hertel, Charles Marchand, Henri Carnier, B. Lambert, and L. Marcy, among others.
Despite these aliases, the style is unmistakably Kaufmann’s: finely detailed architecture, bright and atmospheric.
Today, whether signed C. von Erlach or Karl Kaufmann, these works are recognised as belonging to the same accomplished hand — an artist who blended academic precision with romantic travel imagery, and whose paintings remain sought after across Europe and America.”
ACHIEVED RESULTS:
View of Santa Maria della Salute, Venice
Sotheby’s New York, 2019, $20,000
Shipping on the Golden Horn, Constantinople
Sotheby’s London, est. £15,000–£20,000
(Non Disclosed)
Venetian Canal Scene, One.Bid, 2024, €32,625
Travellers in a Gondola on the Venetian Lagoon, Christie’s London, 2005, £8,400
Trading Vessels before the Grand Canal, Venice, Christie’s London, 2007, £8,750
On the Bosphorus, Christie’s London, 1995, £9,775
Cairo Cityscape, Dorotheum, Vienna 2018, €9,000
View of Constantinople, Christie’s South Kensington, 2007, £6,600
Street Scene, Cairo, Koller, Zürich 2016
CHF 7,500
Grand Canal, Venice, Im Kinsky, Vienna 2019
€8,678
Castel Sant’Angelo & St Peter’s, Rome, Im Kinsky, Vienna 2019, €6,400
CURRENTLY MARKETED:
Large “View of Venice”, oil on canvas, 1894, £71,000
Large “View of the Doge’s Palace, Venice”, 1894, £71,000
Der Alpensee (Alpine Lake Scene), £23,658
Item sent Worldwide Express secure service
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Category Antique Pictures / Engravings / Art
> Antique Oil Paintings
Period Late Victorian Antiques
Material Oil Painting on Panel
Origin Egyptian
Item code as1111a240
Status For Sale
£1875.00 
$2499.56
€2143.88
$2499.56
€2143.88
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Private dealerBy appointment only
Cambridgeshire
England, UK
Tel : 07493 123205
Non UK callers : +44 7493 123205
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