Bazaar in Constantinople, print, A seated man and woman in Oriental clothing. On the wall behind them pieces of textile., printmaker: Marius Bauer (signed by artist), 1890, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, etching with plate tone, proof print, height 216 mm x width 168 mm, market-hall, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire, A sepia-toned etching shows a dark arched cavity or tunnel opening near the center of the image, surrounded by tall, vertical reeds and jagged, linear vegetation. In front of the dark opening a crouching figure leans forward, their head bowed and arms wrapped, rendered with fine cross-hatching. To the left a seated figure faces slightly toward the center, draped in loose clothing and depicted with delicate line work. The foreground contains tangled lines suggesting rough ground and scattered organic forms, with clusters of tall grasses rising on either side. The background is largely empty, with faint scratches and curved etching marks across the upper area ...
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Bazaar in Constantinople, print, A seated man and woman in Oriental clothing. On the wall behind them pieces of textile., printmaker: Marius Bauer (signed by artist), 1890, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, etching with plate tone, proof print, height 216 mm x width 168 mm, market-hall, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire, A sepia-toned etching shows a dark arched cavity or tunnel opening near the center of the image, surrounded by tall, vertical reeds and jagged, linear vegetation. In front of the dark opening a crouching figure leans forward, their head bowed and arms wrapped, rendered with fine cross-hatching. To the left a seated figure faces slightly toward the center, draped in loose clothing and depicted with delicate line work. The foreground contains tangled lines suggesting rough ground and scattered organic forms, with clusters of tall grasses rising on either side. The background is largely empty, with faint scratches and curved etching marks across the upper area and tall, textured vertical strokes framing the scene at the far left and right edges.

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Bazaar Constantinople print seated man woman Oriental clothing wall them pieces textile printmaker Marius Bauer signed artist 1890 paper etching intaglio printmaking technique plate tone proof print height 216 mm x width 168 mm market-hall Ottoman Empire sepia-toned etching dark arched cavity tunnel opening near center image surrounded tall vertical reeds jagged linear vegetation front dark opening crouching figure leans forward head bowed arms wrapped rendered fine cross-hatching left seated figure faces slightly draped loose clothing depicted delicate line work foreground contains tangled lines suggesting rough ground scattered organic forms clusters tall grasses rising side background largely empty faint scratches curved marks across upper area textured vertical strokes framing scene far left right edges

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