Jean LURCAT (1892-1966) Turkish soldier, 1926. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated lower right. 91.5 x 61 cm. Bears a label on the back "Lurçat 13.5.37". Small cracks, stains and slight rubbing to edges. Provenance: Sale by Me Bellier, Collection l'Oeil clair, Hôtel Drouot, November 5, 1937, lot 108. Sale Me Martin, Chevau-Légers Versailles, February 21, 1965. French private collection. Bibliography: Gérard Denizeau and Simone Lurçat, L'OEuvre peint de Jean Lurçat, Catalogue raisonné, Lausanne, Acatos, 1998, n° 1926-51, not reproduced p. 305. In 1924, Jean Lurçat travels to Spain and North Africa. On his return to France, "an Orientalist fever took hold of him". Our 1926 painting displays the characteristics of the works he produced at the time, between hieratic attitude and human expression. The primary parameter is the monumentality of the predominantly male portrait, with a more decorative treatment, attributes and colorful costumes.