MIX OF ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE in PAWN BROKER SHOP SELLING STUFF, Old 1884 Art Print

Description: THE GOVERNMENT PAWN-SHOP Artist: M. MUNKACSY A HIGH QUALITY PHOTOGRAVURE PRINTED IN THE 1880'S!! PERFECT FOR FRAMING AS AN ART PRINT FOR YOUR DEN !! VERY ANTIQUE & OLD WORLD LOOKING. ITEM(s) OVER 110 YEARS OLD!! Especially to be regretted is the fact that, in this country, the pawn business is monopolized by a class of Hebrews who carry to an extreme the love of gain. Though they may shrewdly keep within the sanctions of law, it is well understood that their dealings will not be tempered by compassion. They will, without qualms, take advantage of the direst straits of a customer to drive the sharpest of bargains, and will adhere ruthlessly to the grinding contract. Should some mediating Portia say: "Then must the Jew be merciful," quickly the modern Shylock would retort: "On what compulsion must I?" Sitting at the entrance of his mysterious-looking shop, the sleek pawnbroker is not a little suggestive of a spider waiting behind his web for the coming of a luckless fly. But one of the first things to arrest attention in the picture before us, is the good, sympathetic face of the old man in the office, who receives the pledged articles. We are thus at once reminded that in various parts of Europe, and especially in France, pawn-shops are a benevolent institution, conducted solely with the object of saving the distressed poor from the toils of usurers, by affording them small loans on goods at a fair rate of interest. But even at its best estate, what a melancholy revelation of human misery does the pawn-shop afford! How many touching stories of misfortune and want are suggested by Munkacsy's powerful but not overwrought picture! This work represents the painter in the vigor of his early maturity, before prosperity had weakened the impression of his own severe and prolonged struggle with adversity. Born in Munkacs, Hungary, in 1846, he acquired his professional knowledge amidst the trials of penury. His studies were pursued successively at Pesth, Vienna, Munich and Dusseldorf. At the Universal Exposition, Paris, in 1878, his Milton Dictating to His Daughters was awarded the Medal of Honor. He received Salon medals in 1870 and 1874; was made Chevalier of the Legion of Honor in i877» and promoted to the grade of Officer in 1878. SIZE: Image size in inches is 8" x 10", overall page size is 10 1/2 " x 16 1/2". CONDITION: Condition is good. Nothing on reverse. Printed on thick, rag stock quality coated paper. SHIPPING: Buyers to pay shipping/handling, domestic orders receives priority mail, international orders receive regular mail. We pack properly to protect your item! An engraving is an intaglio process of printing, with the design to be produced is cut below the surface of the plate (made of copper, steel or wood), and the incised lines are filled with ink that is then transferred to paper. The portraits on our currency are good examples of engraved images. A Photogravure is an intaglio process in which the plate is produced photographically. Please note: the terms used in our auctions for engraving, heliogravure, lithograph, plate, line drawing, photogravure etc. are ALL images that have been printed on paper. GREAT GIFT FOR PAINTER, ARTIST, ART HISTORIAN, COLLECTOR! VERY REALISTIC, THREE DIMENSIONAL APPEARANCE!

Price: 13.59 USD

Location: New Providence, New Jersey

End Time: 2025-01-10T19:48:24.000Z

Shipping Cost: 9.95 USD