"The Coffee Bearer" is a beautiful Harem painting by the Orientalist master John Frederick Lewis. The artist supplies a long description of the woman and with the intense detailing of the painting stakes a high claim to authoritative knowledge and artistic mastery. Lewis entered into a true relationship with Cairo: the city gave him the colours, the light, the architecture - the material he needed to become a great artist. Cairo made Lewis interrogate himself, the artist's relationship to his material, his social and political role, his integrity and, finally, his historic responsibility. It was through this interrogation that he produced his masterpieces.
About the Framed Prints
The Coffee Bearer by John Frederick Lewis. Bring your print to life with three different frame colors. Each framed print comes with equal sized mat that adds a depth perspective to the entire image and a protective glass covering. Our frame prints are assembled, packaged, and shipped by our expert framing staff and shipped within 3 days in "ready to hang" condition with pre-attached mounting points.