Venice Fish Market at the Rialto

1950

David Seymour (Chim)

Associated Names
David Seymour

Artist, American, born Poland, 1911 - 1956

Magnum Photos

Publisher

The image shows a group of people, with a close-up of two men in the center engaged in a gesture. The man on the right has short, light-colored hair and wears a white shirt, partially covering his face. The man on the left has a darker complexion, dark jacket, and obscured face. Other individuals, mostly young males with focused expressions, surround them. The background features blurred, arched windows bringing natural light into an indoor setting.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ben Shneiderman

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 25.4 x 19.05 cm (10 x 7 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2008.122.18

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Ben Shneiderman, Bethesda, MD; gift to NGA, 2008.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by unknown hand, across left in red crayon with arrow extending toward lower left: 2 1/8; on verso, by unknown hand, upper right in red ink: Italy-01; by unknown hand, upper right in graphite: 50 TW; by unknown hand, upper left in graphite: 67093; upper center stamped in blue ink in a box: PLEASE CREDIT DAVID SEYMOUR-MAGNUM MAGNUM PHOTOS INC. 55 West 45th Street New York 19, N.Y.; by unknown hand, center in red ink circled: 4; center printed in black ink on label: Venice Fish Market-B [B is crossed out, VENICE is underlined]; by unknown hand, center in blue ink: at the Rialto; by unknown hand, center right in blue ink: 50-1A, 2, 35; by unknown hand, center in graphite: (negotiating price)

Wikidata ID

Q64146068

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