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This is a drawing of a market scene filled with various figures and objects. The image captures a bustling market activity with carts and items scattered around. The figures are engaged in common market activities like trading or arranging goods. There are also animals in the scene.
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This is a drawing of a market scene filled with various figures and objects. The image captures a bustling market activity with carts and items scattered around. The figures are engaged in common market activities like trading or arranging goods. There are also animals in the scene.

National Gallery of Art · Portfolio

Auf dem Jahrmarkt

Abraham Palukst

Date
1923/1924
Medium
etching and drypoint on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 17.7 × 23.9 cm (6 15/16 × 9 7/16 in.) sheet: 38.2 × 27.1 cm (15 1/16 × 10 11/16 in.)
Classification
Portfolio · Print
Accession number
2012.92.638.4
Credit line
Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen
Time span
1901 to 1925
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
Zehn Radierungen (Ten Etchings) (Plate 4)
Provenance

(Jörg Maass Kunsthandel, Berlin); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased February 28, 2008; Gift to NGA, 2012.

Inscription

in image, at bottom right: Palukst 1923; below image, in graphite, at left: Auf dem Jahrmarkt; below image, in graphite, at right: A. Palukst 1924

NGA object ID 162269. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.