Market Forms

Date1956

Artist Aba Bayefsky 1923 - 2001

Mediumoil

Dimensions96.5 x 129.5 cm

ClassificationsPainting

Credit LinePurchased by the Grad Committee and the Engineering Society, 1956.

Object numberHH1956.003

DescriptionScene of a man and a woman at the market, the man (on the right) is leaning towards the woman as she is reaching to grab one of the many chickens in cages which are set in the foreground. The scene incorporates intense shadows which are achieved through the directed light source coming from the left side. The scene also features a cool colour palette of dark blues and greens.

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