Maxwellstreet (Chicago)

c. 1940

William Sharp

Associated Names
William Sharp

Artist, American, 1900 - 1961

This is a drawing of an urban street market with various figures engaged in conversation. The scene captures a bustling street market located at the intersection of streets with signs visible and a row of buildings forming the background. Overhead wires connect a streetlamp which casts light onto the cobbled scene below. In the forefront, we see prominent structures of temporary market stalls, covered with fabric, ominously draping down. Groups of figures are engaged in animated discussions beneath these canopies, while others are visible in the background. The entire scene is rendered in a highly detailed, monochromatic style that emphasizes texture over color, immersing the viewer in the gritty, authentic feel of the urban landscape.
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Inscriptions

Inscribed: In pencil: lower left, "Maxwellstreet" (in script, within quotes, and written as one word); lower right, William Sharp (in script); Within the print: lower left, WS

Wikidata ID

Q76551911

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