1880 Painting of Quran Reading Girl Fetches $7.4 Million at Bonhams

TEHRAN (IQNA) –  A masterpiece by a late Ottoman master was sold at auction in London for over 6.3 million pounds (almost $7.4 million).

The 1880 painting, Girl Reading the Quran, was the work of Osman Hamdi Bey, a pioneer of Turkish painting who died in 1910.

It was sold at the Bonhams auction house on Saturday.

Art historians say the oil painting, measuring 41.1 x 51 centimeters (1.34 x 1.67 feet) on canvas, carries Osman Hamdi Bey's distinctive features and unique style.

The details of the young woman’s clothes and the environment full of colorful Islamic designs have been praised as signatures of the renowned painter.

Source: Anadolu Agency