Inside La Salle Art Museum Analysis

Inside La Salle Art Museum is many unique and interesting pieces of art. There are pieces from the Renaissance Era to the 21st century. The wide selection of art is very interesting. The painting that really grasped my attention was the painting of two men and one woman on what looks like a bus. There is another person in the painting, but their face is not depicted. Seems like a dull picture at first, but when seeing the picture and looking at it for some time you will begin to notice how unique it is.

To fully understand the painting, you first got to take a look at some of the background of the painting. The painting is depicted by Julius Bloch in 1927. It is an oil base painting. The painting is somewhat large in size, but there is certainly large paintings in the museum and it that hall particular. The frame seems to be gold in color, but is hard to tell since no detail is given on the information plate to the right of the picture about the frame. This particular oil base painting of Julius Bloch is incredibly unique and stands out from the other paintings in the hall.

The painting depicts a very depressing scene.

The painting seems to show two men on their way back from a long day of work. Maybe the woman is on her way back from work as well, but woman working during this time is very rare. The old man with the long gray beard seems to be in deep state of thinking, as his eyebrows are curved in a way that students eyebrows curve when taking a test. The man in the back of the painting is depicted as being sleep as his head is nod to the side and eyes are shut. The man in the back of the painting is depicted in dark color, making me believe he is black and the scene takes place in the back of the bus due to the time of the painting. These features of the painting go together and show two men being exhausted from a day of work. What about the

woman?
The woman next to the old man emotions aren’t depicted the same way as the two men. In fact, the woman seems to show no emotion at all. She has a hood over her head, but despite that there is nothing special about her in the painting. This makes me wonder if this was done intentionally or just an accident. To understand this, you have to remember the time in which the painting was produced. It was extremely rare for a woman to work during this time. Maybe Bloch is showing that the woman is just traveling somewhere on the bus with no purpose other than luxury. It seems like an archaic view of the world, but this painting is archaic. However, that is my theory as others with more knowledge of the painting can probably answer that question.
La Salle art museum is unique. The unique paintings are very interesting to observe and there is something for everybody. The painting by Julius Bloch interests me the most as the painting depicts a general part of my day, which is heading back home after a long day. At times, I have defiantly been pondering about something on my mind, press up against the window sleep, or just indifferent and waiting to arrive at my destination. Julius Bloch painting is one of the great paintings inside La Salle Art Museum.