Market Scene

c. 1800

Anton Wachsmann

Associated Names
Anton Wachsmann

Artist, German, c. 1765 - c. 1836

The image shows a group of people gathered around a carriage. One person is atop the carriage, leaning down towards the group below. Some individuals in the group are facing the person on the carriage, with a few gesturing upward. The people have distinct facial features outlined in a sketch style and are wearing hats and bonnets typical of an earlier era. Their clothing includes long dresses, fitted coats, trousers, and period attire for a child. One woman holds a box, while another holds a bunch of herbs or flowers. The background is simple, emphasizing the figures and the carriage in the lightly shaded sketch.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink with gray wash over graphite

  • Credit Line

    Julius S. Held Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 16.1 x 25 cm (6 5/16 x 9 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1984.1.26


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Julius S. Held

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1970

  • Selections from the Drawing Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Julius S. Held, University Art Gallery, Binghamton; traveling exhibition, 1970, no. 103.

1984

  • Graphics Survey Exhibition, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., January 1984.

Inscriptions

in unknown hand, lower right: Wachsmann; upper center: 90.; in later hand, across bottom verso: Wachsmann, Anton / 1765-1836

Watermarks

E. & P. 1795

Wikidata ID

Q64536257

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