Ottoman master's painting sells for £6.3M in London

LONDON, UK - OCTOBER 4: A view of British museum is seen as Ottoman master Osman Hamdi Bey's 1880 painting "Girl Reciting Quran" sold at auction for over 6.3 million pounds (almost $7.4 million) in London, United Kingdom on October 4, 2019. The 1880 painting was the work of Osman Hamdi Bey, a pioneer of Turkish painting who died in 1910, and was sold at the Bonhams auction house. 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 womans clothes and the environment full of colorful Islamic designs have been praised as signatures of the renowned painter. (Photo by Tayfun Salci/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)