Market Day, Rue Mouffetard, on the Left Bank, Paris

1951

Gordon Parks

Associated Names
Gordon Parks

Artist, American, 1912 - 2006

This is a photograph of a market scene. The image shows a bustling marketplace with various produce items visible in the background. At the center of the image, there is a display with hand-written signs showing prices for different products. The atmosphere is lively, with goods arranged in crates and baskets, some covered with paper. The image emphasizes the traditional and vibrant nature of local market commerce.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gordon Parks, New York; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1999; acquired by NGA, 2015.

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Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, across top underlined in blue ink: Beautiful Paris - '51; top right inverted in graphite: 50; by unknown hand, vertical along left edge, stamp in red ink: LIFE PICTURE COLLECTION; by unknown hand, center inverted stamp in blue ink with inverted check mark in blue pencil: 34519; center in red pencil circled crossed out in orange pencil: 14; center stamp in purple ink: LIFE PHOTO / BY / GORDON PARKS; center right perpendicular in orange pencil: pp 18-19; across center cursive script in blue ink: Market day rue Mouffetard, on the left bank.; bottom left inverted in graphite: 13" to 4" (boxed) pos; bottom left corner cursive script in black ink: France - P[?]C / Markets - France; by unknown hand, bottom right perpendicular in graphite boxed: 16-17

Wikidata ID

Q64154592

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