Getting Work Collection (#9)

Strike-Breakers, 1930 (painting)
7432263 Strike-Breakers, 1930 (painting) by Werenskiold, Erik Theodor (1855-1938); 71x92 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Erik Werenskiold (1855-1938)); Photo © O. Vaering

Dealer of old rags. There are no old rags for sale!, around 1819 (print)
8600309 Dealer of old rags. There are no old rags for sale!, around 1819 (print) by French School, (19th century); 42.5x32.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "The small street trades)

Seller of small cakes. They are all fresh. around 1819 (print)
8600308 Seller of small cakes. They are all fresh. around 1819 (print) by French School, (19th century); 42.5x32.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "The small street trades)

Merchant of oblivion. That's the pleasure, ladies. around 1819 (print)
8600305 Merchant of oblivion. That's the pleasure, ladies. around 1819 (print) by French School, (19th century); 42.5x32.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "The small street trades)

Sand merchant. Buy powder in Vallieres. around 1819 (print)
8600304 Sand merchant. Buy powder in Vallieres. around 1819 (print) by French School, (19th century); 42.5x32.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "The small street trades)

Umbrella dealer. Umbrellas, umbrellas!, around 1819 (print)
8600299 Umbrella dealer. Umbrellas, umbrellas!, around 1819 (print) by French School, (19th century); 42.5x32.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "The small street trades)

Strawberry merchant. Buy strawberries!, around 1819 (print)
8600298 Strawberry merchant. Buy strawberries!, around 1819 (print) by French School, (19th century); 42.5x32.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "The small street trades)

Long live May 1! (May 1, International Workers Day), 1920 (colour lithograph)
FIA5409777 Long live May 1! (May 1, International Workers Day), 1920 (colour lithograph) by Russian School (20th century) ; Russian State Library, Moscow, Russia; (add.info.: Vive le 1er mai)

Vegetable seller. Buy turnips, salad. around 1819 (print)
8600302 Vegetable seller. Buy turnips, salad. around 1819 (print) by French School, (19th century); 42.5x32.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "The small street trades)

Poultry merchant. To the rest of the geese, to the rest!, around 1819 (print)
8600300 Poultry merchant. To the rest of the geese, to the rest!, around 1819 (print) by French School, (19th century); 42.5x32.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "The small street trades)

Broom dealer. Brooms, brooms, brooms, brooms!, around 1819 (print)
8600296 Broom dealer. Brooms, brooms, brooms, brooms!, around 1819 (print) by French School, (19th century); 42.5x32.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "The small street trades)

Crouching Scribe, 5th Dynasty (sculpture)
8585783 Crouching Scribe, 5th Dynasty (sculpture) by Egyptian 5th Dynasty (c.2494-2345 BC); Egyptian National Museum, Cairo, Egypt; (add.info.: Crouching scribe (H 0.51cm), found in Saqqara in 1893

Rat killer in China. 1874 (engraving)
7259218 Rat killer in China. 1874 (engraving) by Bayard, Emile Antoine (1837-91); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rat killer in China.Design by Emile Bayard 1873 ( Le Tour du Monde 1873)

The Umbrella and Parasol Seller from Les Cris de Paris, 1823-25 (litho)
XIR189533 The Umbrella and Parasol Seller from Les Cris de Paris, 1823-25 (litho) by Vernet, Carle (1758-1836); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

The glassmaker - chromo. 1900, Arts Deco
LSE4079376 The glassmaker - chromo. 1900, Arts Deco. by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The glassmaker - chromo. 1900, Arts Deco.); Photo © Leonard de Selva

The photographer - chromo, 1900
LSE4079342 The photographer - chromo, 1900 by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The photographer - chromo, 1900); Photo © Leonard de Selva

The Mason - Chromo. 1900
LSE4079377 The Mason - Chromo. 1900 by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Mason - Chromo. 1900); Photo © Leonard de Selva

Artisan: the embroiderer - Chromo. 1900
LSE4079354 Artisan: the embroiderer - Chromo. 1900 by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Artisan: the embroiderer - Chromo. 1900); Photo © Leonard de Selva

Artisan: the doer - Chromo. 1900
LSE4079348 Artisan: the doer - Chromo. 1900 by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Artisan: the doer - Chromo. 1900); Photo © Leonard de Selva

The lithograph printer - Chromo. 1900
LSE4079347 The lithograph printer - Chromo. 1900 by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The lithograph printer - Chromo. 1900); Photo © Leonard de Selva

The Minor - Chromolithography, 1900
LSE4079380 The Minor - Chromolithography, 1900 by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Minor - Chromolithography, 1900); Photo © Leonard de Selva

The Potter - chromo. 1900
LSE4079370 The Potter - chromo. 1900 by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Potter - chromo. 1900); Photo © Leonard de Selva

The cook - Chromolithography 1900
LSE4079369 The cook - Chromolithography 1900 by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The cook - Chromolithography 1900); Photo © Leonard de Selva

The baker at his oven - Chromo. 1900
LSE4079364 The baker at his oven - Chromo. 1900 by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The baker at his oven - Chromo. 1900); Photo © Leonard de Selva

The binder - chromo, 1900
LSE4079344 The binder - chromo, 1900 by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The binder - chromo, 1900); Photo © Leonard de Selva

The carpenter - Chromo. 1900
LSE4079382 The carpenter - Chromo. 1900 by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The carpenter - Chromo. 1900); Photo © Leonard de Selva

The upholstery - Chromo. 1900
LSE4079368 The upholstery - Chromo. 1900 by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The upholstery - Chromo. 1900); Photo © Leonard de Selva

Artisan: the painter decorator - Chromo. 1900
LSE4079352 Artisan: the painter decorator - Chromo. 1900. by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Artisan: the painter decorator - Chromo)

The Moulder - Chromo. 1900
LSE4079350 The Moulder - Chromo. 1900 by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Moulder - Chromo. 1900); Photo © Leonard de Selva

Le joinisier - in "Magazine des petits enfants", ed. Hachette, sd. around 1900
LSE4081254 Le joinisier - in "Magazine des petits enfants", ed. Hachette, sd. around 1900 by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Rat Stinker, 1632 (Etching)
7393372 The Rat Stinker, 1632 (Etching) by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-69); 14 x 12, 5 cm; Fondation Glenat, Grenoble, France; © Fonds Glenat

On the watch (oil on canvas)
7404274 On the watch (oil on canvas) by Krohg, Christian (1852-1925); 40x32 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Christian Krohg (1852-1925), Size: 40x32 cm, Private collection); Photo © O

Man overboard (oil on canvas)
7404269 Man overboard (oil on canvas) by Krohg, Christian (1852-1925); Private Collection; (add.info.: Christian Krohg (1852-1925), Private collection); Photo © O. Vaering

The Goldsmith, 1655 (Etching)
7393373 The Goldsmith, 1655 (Etching) by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-69); 7, 7 x 5, 7 cm; Fondation Glenat, Grenoble, France; © Fonds Glenat

Seasonal Workers Outside of their Hut in Siberia, Late 19th Century Russia
3903201 Seasonal Workers Outside of their Hut in Siberia, Late 19th Century Russia.; (add.info.: Seasonal Workers Outside of their Hut in Siberia, Late 19th Century Russia.); Sovfoto/UIG

Storm (oil on canvas)
7404279 Storm (oil on canvas) by Krohg, Christian (1852-1925); 73x112 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Christian Krohg (1852-1925) Size: 73x112 cm Private collection); Photo © O. Vaering

Rain thickness, 1895 (oil on canvas)
7404271 Rain thickness, 1895 (oil on canvas) by Krohg, Christian (1852-1925); 124x97 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Christian Krohg (1852-1925) Size

Mate at the helm (oil on canvas)
7404273 Mate at the helm (oil on canvas) by Krohg, Christian (1852-1925); 46x37 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Christian Krohg (1852-1925), Size: 46x37 cm Private collection); Photo © O

On the bow, ca 1890 (oil on canvas)
7404268 On the bow, ca 1890 (oil on canvas) by Krohg, Christian (1852-1925); 137x203 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Christian Krohg (1852-1925) Size

Muddy waters (oil on canvas)
7404278 Muddy waters (oil on canvas) by Krohg, Christian (1852-1925); 120x151 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Christian Krogh (1852-1925), Size: 120x151 cm Private collection); Photo © O

Payment of employees of the City, 1430 (painting on wood)
885916 Payment of employees of the City, 1430 (painting on wood) by Pietro, Sano di, also Ansano di Pietro di Mencio (1406-81); Archivio di Stato, Siena

Joiner planting a tip (nail) with a hammer in an assembly of boards on his bench
PCT4264278 Joiner planting a tip (nail) with a hammer in an assembly of boards on his bench. Engraving a syllabary (reading book) around 1920

Construction of a fortress Miniature of a 14th century manuscript Paris, B. N
AIS5365891 Construction of a fortress Miniature of a 14th century manuscript Paris, B.N. by French School, (14th century); © Iberfoto

Parisian workers making toys engraving from Pierre Calmette Private collection
ELD4934822 Parisian workers making toys engraving from Pierre Calmette Private collection by Calmettes, Pierre (b.1874); (add.info)

Ivory work: manufacture of piano keys Engraving from Pierre Calmette Private Collection
ELD4933886 Ivory work: manufacture of piano keys Engraving from Pierre Calmette Private Collection by Calmettes, Pierre (b.1874); (add.info.: Ivory work)

A worker making files Engraving from Pierre Calmette Private Collection
ELD4934800 A worker making files Engraving from Pierre Calmette Private Collection by Calmettes, Pierre (b.1874); (add.info)

Property masters: setting up stage sets before the performance Engraving from "Excursion a travers les
ELD4957331 Property masters: setting up stage sets before the performance Engraving from "Excursion a travers les metiers" by Pierre Calmette Private Collection by Calmettes

Silk Top hats manufactury Engraving from Pierre Calmette Private Collection
ELD4957215 Silk Top hats manufactury Engraving from Pierre Calmette Private Collection by Calmettes, Pierre (b.1874); (add.info)

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"Unveiling the Masterpieces: A Glimpse into the World of Work" Step back in time and witness the captivating artistry that depicts the essence of "getting work. " From The War of Prodigies to The Binder, these chromolithographs from 1900 offer a window into various professions during an era defined by Arts Deco. Immerse yourself in The Glassmaker's realm, where vibrant colors dance upon molten glass, shaping it into exquisite masterpieces. Feel the passion exuding from The Photographer as he captures moments frozen in time through his lens, forever preserving memories. Marvel at The Mason's craftsmanship as he meticulously lays each brick, building structures that stand tall against time. Admire Artisan: The Embroiderer's delicate touch, weaving threads together to create intricate patterns that adorn garments with elegance and grace. Witness Artisan: The Doer's determination and skill as they craft objects with their hands – true artisans who bring beauty to life. Experience the magic of lithography through The Lithograph Printer's meticulous process of transferring images onto paper using vibrant hues. Descend into darkness alongside The Miner, whose unwavering dedication fuels industries deep within the earth. Enter The Potter's world where clay transforms under skilled hands into vessels both functional and artistic. Indulge your senses with aromas wafting from kitchens depicted by Chromolithography 1900 - taste culinary delights crafted by passionate souls like The Cook and be mesmerized by bread rising in harmony with heat inside ovens tended by dedicated Bakers. Finally, explore boundless creativity alongside artists likeThe Binder who transform loose pages into treasured volumes filled with knowledge or stories waiting to be told. These chromolithographs transport us back to an era when work was not merely a means for survival but a celebration of human ingenuity and perseverance. Let them inspire you to appreciate every profession as a masterpiece in its own right, reminding us that work is an art form in itself.