Hindu Merchants
ca. 1885
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 72.2 × 58 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-140347
Edwin Lord Weeks traveled to India in 1883, following many years of travel throughout North Africa. A photographer as well as a painter, he wrote in his letters that he wandered the streets by day and developed his photographs at night. He reveled in the local culture, paying particular attention to the details of dress and customs. He was less interested in royalty than in the everyday lives of …
Provenance
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Emily Tuckerman
Registry history
- ca. 1885 — Recorded in the collection of Smithsonian American Art Museum
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