Fish Market, Marseilles
1922
Medium
drypoint in black
Dimensions
plate: 25.5 × 17.5 cm (10 1/16 × 6 7/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.7517
Art Historical Context
Henry Rushbury's *Fish Market, Marseilles* (1922) captures the bustling energy of one of France's most vibrant port cities during the interwar period. a prominent British printmaker and draughtsman associated with the New English Art Club, Rushbury was renowned for his meticulous depictions of urban life, markets, and architecture, often drawing inspiration from European travels. This drypoint etching, measuring a modest 25.5 × 17.5 cm on the plate, invites viewers into the lively chaos of daily commerce, where vendors and fishmongers converge amid the Mediterranean sun. The artwork's medium—...
About the Artist
Henry Rushbury
Henry Rushbury was a British artist celebrated primarily for his etchings and watercolors of architectural subjects, working during the early and middle decades of the twentieth century. He studied at the Birmingham School of Art before moving to London, where he became part of a generation of printmakers who revitalized the etching medium in Britain during the years surrounding the First World Wa...