The artwork titled “Flea Market Vendor” was created by the artist Duane Hanson in 1990. This piece falls under the art movements of Hyper-Realism and Photorealism and belongs to the genre of sculpture.
The artwork portrays a seated individual, depicted with astounding realism, reminiscent of a typical vendor at a flea market. The character, dressed in a brightly colored, patterned outfit and a sun hat adorned with a flower, is engrossed in reading a magazine. Surrounding the figure are various objects commonly found at a flea market, including boxes and stacks of books, a pile of loose items, framed pictures, and other miscellaneous goods. The meticulous attention to detail in the figure and the accompanying objects gives the scene a lifelike quality, characteristic of Hanson’s sculptural works in Hyper-Realism and Photorealism.
