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Description: | The withered face, long ragged hair, and the hand stretched out in an imploring gesture are poignant proofs of this man's terrible poverty. The walking stick he holds indicates a possible disability, and the three coins in his hat are all he possesses. By highlighting the old man's face and hands, the painter succeeded in giving a powerful Realist rendition and in underlining the condition of the poor in the nineteenth century, a task several artists undertook at the time. Gustave Doré, Honoré Daumier and Maximilien Luce for instance produced a large number of works exposing the way of life of the poorest. | Subjects: | portrait | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: French School Æ | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=9003... | Go to resource |
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