Osman Hamdi Bey

Osman Hamdi Bey (1842–1910) was an Ottoman anthropologist, painter and art historian.

Also recorded as Hamdi Bey; Osman-Edhem-Pacha-Zadeh Hamdy-Bey; Osman Hamdi Edhem; Hamdy Bey; O. Hamdy Bey; Osman Hamdi.

Osman Hamdi Bey in brief

Born
1842
Died
1910
Known for
anthropologist, painter, art historian, archaeologist and politician
Place of birth
Istanbul
Contents

Overview

Born at Istanbul in 1842, died at Eskihisar in 1910.

In detail

training under Jean-Léon Gérôme and Louis Boulanger is recorded. the recorded working language is Turkish.

Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait and figurative art.

Membership is recorded of Royal Academy of Arts.

Works named in the authority record are The Tortoise Trainer.

Work by Osman Hamdi Bey is recorded in the collections of Belvedere, Musée d'Orsay, Sakıp Sabancı Museum, Pera Museum and Kunsthistorisches Museum.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    “Osman Hamdi Bey”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    Consult the source
  2. 2.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1190012: Osman Hamdi Bey

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Consult the source

Elsewhere in Paintings

For owners

Own a work by Osman Hamdi Bey?

A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.