George Clark - The Neighbors - 1944 - When I Was Younger...

This episode of The Neighbors is a bit more spare than some of Clark's other work, but the brush line is just beautiful. The two men in the foreground are handled with such ease and grace, and with a minimum of means. Clark was a real master with the figure.

The caption reads: "I guess all kids have to do those things. But it seemed a lot safer when I was that age." True; how true. I wonder how the guy would feel about skateboarders. December 2, 1944.