The Fat Stock Market

1932

Clare Leighton

Associated Names
Clare Leighton

Artist, American, born England, 1898 - 1989

This is a drawing of a market scene featuring livestock. The image depicts a busy livestock market with a crowded atmosphere. There are numerous figures clad in coats and hats. The foreground shows two enclosures, each holding pigs, with signs displaying numbers and some text. In the background, a line of rooftops and houses frames the scene, while the texture and line work create dynamic movement and shading. The overall composition presents an atmosphere of activity and commerce, with bold, high-contrast technique typical of woodcut artworks.
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Bibliography

1933

  • Leighton, Clare. The Farmer's Year: A Calendar of English Husbandry. New York: Longmans, Green and Company, 1933, p. 52 (illustration for December).

1977

  • Fletcher, William D. Clare Leighton, An Exhibition: American Sheaves, English Seed Corn. Massachusetts: Boston Public Library, 1977, p. 13, no. 217.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: VI/XX The Fat Stock Market; lower right in graphite: Clare Leighton

Wikidata ID

Q76457439

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