Grevă

About this work

This painting shows a group of people standing close together behind a rusty metal fence. The fence has tall posts and a crisscross pattern, with a building and bare trees in the background. The people are dressed in worn coats, hats, and scarves, looking serious or tired. The brushstrokes are thick and rough, giving the scene a gritty, unfinished feel. The colors are mostly muted—browns, grays, and dull blues—except for a bright red scarf on one person. Look up impasto next to see how artists use thick paint like this.