A closer look
It reads as a simple arrangement until you start measuring where things sit.
Space is rationed carefully; the emptier passages are doing as much work as the busy ones.
Undated, and catalogued simply as a work by Ludwig Deutsch, Cairo is where it is set.
| Artist | Ludwig Deutsch |
|---|---|
| Title | Praying in the Blue Mosque, Cairo |
| Reproduction | Hand-painted oil on canvas, made to order |
| Public domain | Yes — the artist died over 70 years ago |
Why hand-painting matters here
What you lose in a print is the air. The original puts hazier, cooler paint between you and the horizon; a press prints the haze as a flat wash. Handled by hand the far ground goes back where it belongs.
Quotes are built from your requirements, not pulled off a table. Message us on WhatsApp with size and framing and we reply with an exact figure. There is no agency in between; the studio that paints your canvas is the one answering your messages.
Sizing it
Because we paint each piece from scratch, you are not limited to stock dimensions. Common choices:
| Size (inches) | Size (cm) | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| 30 × 24 in | 76 × 61 cm | Dining room, bedroom feature wall |
| 24 × 20 in | 60 × 50 cm | Study, home office, above a desk |
| 20 × 16 in | 50 × 40 cm | Bedroom, hallway, above a console |
| 16 × 12 in | 40 × 30 cm | A shelf, a small wall, a gallery group |
| 64 × 48 in | 163 × 122 cm | Villa scale, lobby, hospitality wall |
Anything outside this table is fine. Give us the measurements and we will work to them. Shipping and framing are not included in the canvas quote. Duties and import taxes are for the buyer's account (DAP).
Tell us where it will hang and how big it needs to be — we will price it properly.
💬 Get a Quote for Praying in the Blue Mosque, CairoHanging it
We have painted it most often for clients hanging it in a dining room, where the horizontals echo the table. Proportions follow the original, not the nearest standard frame size. Anything panoramic or vertical is handled as a matter of course.
Questions worth asking
Can I get this in a size that is not listed?
Yes — the listed sizes are the common requests, not a limit. Very wide or unusually tall proportions are routine for us.
Can I see progress photos while it is being painted?
We send photographs of the finished painting for approval before it ships. Mid-process images are not part of the standard workflow.
Does it come with a certificate of authenticity?
No, and we would be wary of anyone who issues one for a public-domain reproduction. What you receive is a hand-painted canvas and photographs of it before it ships.
Image source and licence
The reference image above is a public-domain reproduction. Source: Sotheby's Lot.17 Licence: Public domain File page on Wikimedia Commons Our canvas is painted from this source. Nothing we sell is a print, and we make no claim to the original.