The Gamblers

Men in loose robes and head coverings crouch and sit on the ground around two fighting roosters, while a lantern hangs in the dim background. The brown and sepia tones and loose, sketchy lines give the scene a shadowy, nocturnal mood, with the signature 'Pop Hart' penciled below.

Artist

George Overbury "Pop" Hart

Date

1924

Medium

hand-colored lithograph on paper

Source

Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)

Size

2560 × 1876 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum