The Great Bazaar, Constantinople

Louis Conrad Rosenberg, artist

1890–1983

The Great Bazaar, Constantinople, 1927

Where object was made: Istanbul, Turkey (present-day Türkiye)

Material/technique: etching; wove paper; drypoint

Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 175 x 251 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 220 x 283 mm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 6 7/8 x 9 7/8 in
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 8 11/16 x 11 1/8 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 14 x 19 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 14 x 19 in

Credit line: Gift of Bud and Ruby Jennings, Prairie Print Makers Collection

Accession number: 1991.0385

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Exhibition Label:
"American Etchers Abroad, 1880-1939," Apr-2004, Reed Anderson
Taking full advantage of his time abroad, Rosenberg visited the ancient city of Constantinople (present day Istanbul). As might be expected, he focused his attention on the architectural wonders there, and produced prints like "The Grand Bazaar, Constantinople," which is a fine example of the artist’s facility with drypoint.
The artist takes the viewer inside one of the world’s legendary marketplaces, a city within a city where goods from every nation were once bought and sold. The stone-vaulted interior is populated with different types of people, who have come to examine the treasures to be found at the market.