untitled (Sidewalk Art Sale)
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Description:
Watercolor on paper of an art show displayed on a sidewalk as people pass by - probably Meeting Street in Charleston. The artist sits on a collapsible stool in the street and watches as various people walk by and view the artwork hanging from a wrought iron fence. All of the figures wear bright, solid colored garments and the figure standing closest to the artist wears a Japanese straw hat. The image is given texture by the paper, which is cold pressed watercolor paper. The pigments are applied using wet-in-wet techniques and the subjects are outlined in black, making the image resemble an illustration.
- Title: untitled (Sidewalk Art Sale)
- Creator: Mary Wilson Ball, 1892-1984
- Date: Undated
- Signature: Mary W. Ball
- Signature Location: lower right corner
- Culture: American
- School: Charleston Renaissance Movement
- Dimensions: H-15 W-12 inches
- Collection: Works on Paper Collection
- Object Name: Mary Wilson Ball Artwork
- Other Name: Watercolor on Paper
- Object Id: 1975.32.158
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