Who painted Fruitsellers?

Fruitsellers was painted by Scowen & Co. in 1880.

Where can I see Fruitsellers?

Fruitsellers is held by Cleveland Museum of Art.

What movement is Fruitsellers?

Fruitsellers is associated with Impressionism.

Artwork

Fruitsellers

Scowen & Co. , 1880

Fruitsellers is a photography by the Impressionist artist Scowen & Co.. It dates from 1880 and is held in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

Accession no.: 2018.40
Credit line: Gift of Catherine Glynn Benkaim and Barbara Timmer

About this work

Overview

Occupational scenes like Fruitsellers were popular subjects in 19th-century colonial photography. Like this image of fruit sellers in colonial Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), such images provided armchair travelers with insight into local life and customs, as seen through European eyes.