Artwork
Fruitsellers
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.
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.
Artist & collection
