Ash Can (Noun)
Meaning
Early 20th-century United States painting; portrays realistic and sordid scenes of city life.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The artist's still life depicted a half-eaten sandwich, a bruised apple, and an ash can overflowing with cigarette butts in a dingy alleyway.
- In the early 20th-century American painting, the woman rummaging through the trash was surrounded by discarded items, including a dented ash can and broken bottles.
- The bleak cityscape captured the harsh realities of poverty, with an ash can filled with food scraps and crumpled papers serving as a poignant focal point.
- A realism artist set up his easel near a street ash can to capture the grime and neglect of city living on canvas.
- From its perch on a fire escape, the artist depicted a grimy ash can at the center of a sordid urban scene in detail, without romanticizing the setting.