Vendors laughing behind their charcuterie stall, Barcelona
(Vendeuses et vendeur riant derrière leur étal de charcuterie, Barcelone)
(1933)
Medium
gelatin silver photograph
Measurements
27.2 × 24.0 cm (image) 30.3 × 24.0 cm (sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Krystyna Campbell-Pretty AM and Family through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program, 2021
© Dora Maar. Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
Gallery location
Special Exhibitions Gallery
Ground Level, NGV International
About this work
In 1933 Dora Maar travelled to Spain, where she documented the extreme poverty of the country’s cities through people she met on the streets. Aligning with her left-wing politics and opposition to fascism, her photographs honour working-class citizens rather than buildings or monuments. Maar was fascinated by the characters she encountered in La Boqueria, the market in the heart of Barcelona. In this image, she captures a joyful moment as the women vendors playfully turn away from her, hiding their gaze, while a man smiles directly into Maar’s lens.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Barcelona, Spain
Inscription
stamped in ink on reverse u.c.: REFER – DORA MAAR / MENTION OBLIGATOIRE
stamped in ink on reverse c.: 45 BIS. BD RICHARD-WALLACE / NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE
stamped in ink on reverse l.r.: DM / 1998 (in an oval)
Accession Number
2021.260
Department
International Photography