Too Late

A dim interior shows a figure lying under a blanket on a narrow cot beside a black iron stove, while a man in a dark coat stands at right, looking toward the bed, holding a hat. Oil on canvas in muted browns and grays, with soft light from a window and the signature and date 1896 at lower left.

Artist

Charles Arthur Fries

Date

1896

Medium

oil on canvas

Source

Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)

Size

3000 × 2135 px

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