Old Market, Florence
1900
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1900
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
A crowd of people fills a Florence street at dusk. Lanterns glow in shop windows. Bacher painted this scene while living in Italy for years, not long after returning from America. His loose brushstrokes catch flickering light without getting too fussy. The crowd feels alive—some chatting, others hurrying past. Want to see another side of his work? Look up Otto H. Bacher (American, 1856–1909).
