Ah, it's true, my poor old man, you would be the first to whom I would have made to miss his bus. "But I'll Miss My Bus" "My Customers Have Never Missed Their Bus"
1893
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1893
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
This image shows two figures, a man and a woman, standing together in a dark, dimly lit setting. The man wears a top hat and a long coat, while the woman is dressed in a dark coat and hat. The background is vague, with what appears to be a street or alleyway behind them. The painting's use of dark colors and shadowy lighting creates a somber mood, drawing the viewer's attention to the two figures. The artist's focus on the everyday lives of ordinary people is a hallmark of the Realism movement. To learn more about the artist who created this work, look up Henri Gabriel Ibels.