Olin Dows "Market: Riga" 1933 Wood Engraving Print gas truck great for holding tiny things

great for holding tiny things

perhaps closing up a third hole (

perhaps Ukranian

with just a bit of wear around a few of the shaker holes

75ʺ tall and is in excellent condition

Olin Dows "Market: Riga" 1933 Wood Engraving Print gas truck great for holding tiny thingsThis striking wood engraving by Olin Dows (1904 1981) titled Market: Riga is one of a series of prints the artist created while traveling in the 1930s (I believe Riga refers to Riga, Latvia, though the concentration of the artist's travels during this time were in Mexico and Central America.) As with many of his works in this series, the figures are anonymous, their faces veiled by scarves, tightly knotted at their necks, suggesting an infinite