The Desperate Man Coaster

The Desperate Man is an homage to a self-portrait of Gustave Courbet. Art with a despairing theme is ideal for fraught fathers and distressed dads. Perfect for those who want to share parental anguish and a sense of humour on Father's Day or those who have a forlorn father. are you a lover of portraiture? Maybe you have a sense of fun and a father with a sense of humour. An ideal family design perfect for sharing how you feel with your children or for children sharing empathy with the father figure and the family stress he burdens! ABOUT THE ART ©‎ Painting 21 February 2009 Tracey Harrington Simpson The original work of art is a self portrait of Gustave Courbet (1819-1877), a french realist painter and is titled ‘The Desperate Man’. A painting reproduced from a work of art that is in the Public Domain - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Gustave_Courbet#/media/File:Gustave_Courbet_-_Le_D%C3%A9sesp%C3%A9r%C3%A9.JPG ‘The Desperate Man’ Acrylic Painting on 35x50 Evenweave Canvas SOLD 27.6.11. to Heike and Thomas.