Otto Pilny (Swiss 1866-1936), North African Street Scene, oil on panel, dated 1901 bottom right, framed. Measurements 34 x 24 cm, framed 50 x 39 cm Otto Pilny was a Swiss painter who specialised in the Oriental genre. He spent much of his career in Egypt and was appointed the Court Painter to the Ottoman authorities there. He is most famous for his North African landscapes and depictions of Bedouins, becoming one of the first European painters to also paint Muslims at prayer.