Early Handpainted Oil on Silk>"Baghdad" Theme>Framed>Most Unusual
My father purchased this unusual hand painted silk picture at an estate auction back in the 1980s on Deleware Ave. >
it is a carefully stored under glass silk hand painted scene> it is a one of a kind oil with its "Baghdad" theme of a a sultan riding an elephant that is being attacked by a tiger > the sultan's guards are throughout the picture trying to save him> both sides of the silk have a floral border running top to bottom> the background is a setting of mountains and palm trees in the forefront> measures 24" long x 18" wide> for the person who appreciates the aesthetics of the unusual this is that picture