"The Pinch of Poverty"

The focus of this painting is of a poor family in London selling flowers. The point of view of the artist is sympathetic to the poor. Instead of making them happy or making them seem like they deserve poverty he makes the painting focus on a family that is sorrowful and innocent. I believe that the intended audience of the painting is members of the upper class. It was made to show them the faces of poverty and tries to get them to feel for them.
       Two techniques the artist used would be the accent yellow of the flowers that stands out from from the background of mostly neutral colors. The flowers that the little girl is trying to sell could represent hope. The flowers are what get them through their lives and helps pay for things such as food.  Another technique used is the baes that are behind the family. This bars could be representing then hold of poverty and compares it to prison.