The Tortoise Trainer
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The Tortoise Trainer is a painting painted by Osman Hamdi Bey
in 1906 and 1907 (two versions). In 2004 it was sold for $3.5M.
Osman Hamdi Bey
Osman Hamdi Bey was an Ottoman statesman, intellectual, art expert and also a prominent and pioneering Turkish painter. He was also an accomplished archaeologist, and is considered as the pioneer of the museum curator's profession in Turkey...
in 1906 and 1907 (two versions). In 2004 it was sold for $3.5M.