Caption

Turkish bazaar with stretched sails, print, printmaker: Marius Bauer (signed by artist), 1892, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, height 395 mm x width 348 mm, market-hall, head-gear, persons engaged in trade and commerce, A large arching tunnel or cavern dominates the scene, rendered with concentric curved lines and shading, with draped cloths or awnings hanging from its entrance and sides; beneath and around the opening are groups of small human figures depicted in simple line work, some seated and some standing or walking, wearing flowing garments and head coverings, with a few figures mounted on animals; the foreground shows rough ground with scattered rocks and sketched vegetation, while the sides of the composition feature vertical striations and additional draped fabric, all drawn in fine, sketchy ink lines on a textured, aged paper background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B23_149

License type

Rights managed

Available size

55.4Mb (8.1Mb) / 13.8in x 15.6in / 4125 x 4694 (300dpi)

Keywords

Turkish bazaar stretched sails print printmaker Marius Bauer signed artist 1892 paper etching intaglio printmaking technique height 395 mm x width 348 mm market-hall head-gear persons engaged trade commerce large arching tunnel cavern dominates scene rendered concentric curved lines shading draped cloths awnings hanging entrance sides beneath opening groups small human figures depicted simple line work seated standing walking wearing flowing garments head coverings figures mounted animals foreground rough ground scattered rocks sketched vegetation composition feature vertical striations additional draped fabric drawn fine sketchy ink lines textured aged paper background