Bidspirit auction | GORDON COUTTS SCOTTISH ORIENTALIST FEMALE

GORDON COUTTS SCOTTISH ORIENTALIST FEMALE PORTRAIT PAINTING - An original oil on canvas Orientalist portrait painting by Scottish-American artist Gordon Coutts (1868–1937). Executed during the artist's time in Morocco, the composition depicts a smiling young woman dressed in a traditional white hooded drape, adorned with heavy rings, bracelets, a necklace, and hoop earrings. The figure is illuminated by dramatic lighting against a verdant, shadowed background. The work is signed ”Gordon Coutts” and inscribed ”TANGIER” in dark pigment in the lower right corner. The canvas is mounted on a wooden stretcher and housed in a molded gold-painted frame that reveals a red bole underlay where worn. Orientalism, Moroccan, Tangier, Scottish artist, fine art, portraiture, antique painting, Middle Eastern, North African, antique frame, exoticism Dimensions Frame: 34 1/2 x 28 1/2 in. Image: 27 1/2 x 21 1/2 in. All measurements are approximate. Condition Visually good antique condition. The canvas remains taut and the paint surface appears stable, exhibiting minor age-appropriate surface wear and light craquelure. The reverse displays typical age toning to the canvas and wooden stretcher. The molded giltwood frame shows significant wear, with heavy rubbing and flaking exposing the red underpaint.