Vegetable Market, Paris
Identifier
2015.71.5
Date Created
1899
Work Medium
Dimensions
12 in x 8.5 in
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Historical Context
In 1898, Alten traveled to France to study at the Acadamie Julian. In Paris, he started to paint Parisian scenes similar to that of his peers. These city scenes had been popularized in the United States a decade earlier by American Impressionist Childe Hassam (1859 - 1935).
Description
Large baskets full of fruit. Woman and child stand in between the baskets, others walking behind them.
Credit
Gift of George H. and Barbara Gordon
