Un Créancier trop pressé
1840
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1840
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Un Créancier trop pressé is a 1840 by Cham, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
Two men are struggling in a small, cluttered room. One is bent over a desk, clutching papers while the other yanks him backward by the arm. The walls are lined with empty picture frames, and a ladder leans against one side. The man on the desk wears loose pants and a rolled-up sleeve, while the other man is dressed in a striped jacket and boots. A sheet of paper with writing lies on the floor near their feet. This sketch pokes fun at debt collectors—one man is clearly panicking over bills. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to show the chaos and tension. Next, check out chiaroscuro to see how light and shadow create drama in drawings.
