Station Cigarette Analysis

Station Cigarette, 1936 Lawrence Beall Smith uses a subdued color scheme, shape, and line to capture the energy of the young mans as they take a cigarette break. The brown skin Man on the left is seated to where his leg is prop on the dull green wagon while to other leg is rested on the concrete floor. His narrow head is propped up against his fist; his other hand rested below his side and is not visible. He is wearing a dingy white long sleeve dress shirt, black dress pant, white sock and black dress shoe. The other brown skin men that position to the right of him is seated with both leg touching the concrete floor. His right hand rested on his lap while the other hand is holding a cigarette and his head is turn to the left side. He is wearing a red and black cap, with black jacket with button, white long sleeve shirt underneath, black dress pant and black dress shoe.
In the text, Lawrence Beall Smith, who is an American who severe the courtesy of fine art program, public building service, U.S. general services administration commission through the new deal art. He depicts the two African uniformed rail worker men who take a cigarette break. The color the artist used are very dull than vibrant hence the dark grey reddish sky which indicate low intensity. The focal point of the painting is the expression of their face and the body language they give off which reflect the center of the painting. The arrangement of display consists of a thematic relationship which express the theme of time. The relationship between the structured of the gallery as an object and the work on view in the galley is how the work of art has an emphasis on