American Gothic Gordon Parks, 1942
I am literally penniless here, obliged to petition people, almost to beg for my keep, not having a penny to buy canvas and paints . . .
Claude Monet to Georges Charpentier (A Desperate Plea) Claude Monet, 1878
Old poor poverty, fried rice with pickled sesame seeds
Fish Head Lê Thị Lựu, 1967
King Cophetua and the Beggar Maid Edward Burne-Jones, 1880 – 1884
Sorrow Vincent Van Gogh, 1882
