Accession Number1980/1.211
TitleBazar au Ghezirah
Artist(s)Abdullah FrèresArtist NationalityTurkish (culture or style)Object Creation Datecirca 1870Medium & Supportalbumen print on paperDimensions 11 15/16 in x 9 15/16 in (30.32 cm x 25.24 cm)
Credit LineTransfer from the Kelsey Museum of ArchaeologySubject matterThis photograph by the highly regarded Abdullah Brothers represents an Egyptian marketplace on a sunny day. A somewhat meager crowd of men, along with their pack animals, divide themselves into various groupings as they engage in buying and trading. The narrative that the picture suggests is more a situation rather than an event: this could be any day at the market. In addition, the composition lacks a center of emphasis, which serves to disperse the viewer's gaze across the entire surface of the photograph rather than allowing one to focus on a particular object or figure.
Physical DescriptionA group of men and pack animals gather in an outdoor space surrounded by trees.
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Keywords
donkeys
marketplaces
men (male humans)
trees