Labourers Lighting a Cigarette by Keith Vaughan
Update: 2020-08-13
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In dark, earthy colours and the yellow ochres of nicotine stains, two men are stood together, the one on the left is offering up his cigarette for the other man to use to light his. The only highlights in the image fall on the cigarettes and the men’s hands. The clothing they are wearing, and the tool that the man on the left is holding, shows that they are labourers and are likely to be in a work environment. The gesture between them suggests friendship and a level of camaraderie, despite the tough, hard environment that the men are in. The colour palette evokes the taste and smell of the cigarettes.
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