Landscapes - Orient Pontoy, Henry Jean Ksar in southern Morocco. Circa 1930. Oil on canvas, mounted over the entire surface on card. Approx. 54 x 85 cm. Signed. Framed. - Canvas partially slightly irregularly trimmed in the margins. In the upper area of the image with barely noticeable small superficial stains and small losses of colour. Very occasional fine craquelure. No retouching recognisable under UV. Very good overall. Powerful scene in the artist's typical personal style, in opaque, fresh colours. We would like to thank Mr Frédérick Chanoit for kindly authenticating this painting. The work will be included in the "Les archives Pontoy". - Henry Jean Pontoy was a French painter and important representative of Orientalism in the 20th century. He studied at the École des Beaux-Arts de Paris and took part in several salons with works after his graduation. 1926 was a turning point in his work, as he received a travelling scholarship from the Société coloniale des artistes français, which took him to North Africa. Pontoy travelled to cities and places in Tunisia, Morocco and Algeria. In addition to motifs of the landscape, culture and inhabitants of the countries, he participated in the cultural and artistic life and became a member of the Salon Tunisien immediately after his arrival. Pontoy spent several years in North Africa and received recognition for his work, winning the Grand Prize of the city of Algiers in 1933. Stylistically, his works bear witness to a sensitive exploration that perfectly captures the people, nature and climatic conditions in an airy painting characterised by light and shadow, which lent a realistic nuance to the hitherto academic Orientalism. Our painting was created during a stay in southern Morocco and shows the banks of a river in front of a ksar (High Arabic for castle or fortress), which is a typical and traditional settlement. Morocco - Oriental Art. - Oil on canvas, fully mounted on board. Signed. Framed. - Canvas partially slightly irregularly cut in margin. In the upper area of the image with barely noticeable small superficial stains and small chips. Very occasional fine craquelure. No visible retouching under UV. Very good overall. Powerful scene in the artist's typical personal style, painted in opaque colours. - {We thank Mr Frédérick Chanoit who kindly authenticated the painting. The work will be included in "Les archives Pontoy"}. - Henry Jean Pontoy was a French painter and important representative of Orientalism in the 20th century. He studied at the École des Beaux-Arts de Paris and took part in several salons with his works after graduating. 1926 was a turning point in his work as he received a travelling scholarship from the Société coloniale des artistes français which took him to North Africa. Pontoy visited cities and places in Tunisia, Morocco and Algeria. In addition to motifs of the landscape, culture and inhabitants of the countries, Pontoy took part in the cultural and artistic life and became a member of the Salon Tunisien immediately after his arrival. He spent several years in North Africa and received recognition for his work, winning the Grand Prize of the city of Algiers in 1933. Stylistically, his works bear a sensitive exploration of his subjects, the peolple, nature and climatic conditions captured perfectly in manner characterised by light and shadow which gavea realistic nuance to the hitherto academic Orientalism. Our painting was created during a stay in southern Morocco and shows the banks of a river in front of a ksar (High Arabic for castle or fortress) which is a typical and traditional architectural type of living. 7000