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Oil on Board: 10" x 6" |
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Early 1900's
A poor boy stands against a whitewashed, stucco brick wall selling boxes of matches. He dons a simple black hat placed against the back of his head, revealing short strawberry-blonde hair. His clothes are tattered and patched and his pose and posture suggests he has quite a history for his young age as a little salesman. The shallow box rests against his pot-belly and as is held by a simple rope around his neck. His expression is empty, yet a little sad as the viewers know as well as he that this poverty is to be his lot in life. The backdrop is plain and non-dimensional. The lines of the sidewalk are clean and simple, leading to two rows of brick revealed under the worn stucco.
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