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Chicken Vendor, Trinidad

George Overbury Hart

1923

ink

paper

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Early Modern

Dominant colour

Chicken Vendor, Trinidad is a 1923 ink by George Overbury Hart, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?: George Overbury Hart
When & what style?: 1923
Where can I see it?: National Gallery of Art

About this work

This sketch shows a woman in a long dress standing near a pile of chickens and pots. Behind her, a thatched-roof hut and palm trees fill the background. The scene looks like a market or village, with a child reaching toward the chickens and another person sitting nearby. The artist used rough, scratchy lines to create texture—like sandpaper on paper. This gives the whole image a gritty, almost hand-drawn feel. Next, look up drypoint with sandpaper to see how artists mix techniques like this.