The Irish Fair
1923
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1923
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
This drawing shows a busy outdoor scene with a crowd of people gathered around a market stall. Men in hats and long coats stand near horses, while women in dresses chat or tend to children. A table in the foreground is piled with pumpkins and baskets of produce. In the background, a landscape with hills and distant buildings stretches under a cloudy sky. Notice how the artist used strong contrasts between light and shadow to give the scene depth. The faces and figures stand out sharply against the softer background. Look up chiaroscuro next to see how this technique works.
