The Street Pavers

Henri Gabriel Ibels

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image depicts a sepia-toned drawing of four men paving a street. The men are dressed in casual clothing, with three wearing shirts and dark pants, and one shirtless. They are engaged in various activities: one man is using a hand tool to lay a stone, another is bending over to pick up stones from a pile, and two others are adjusting or handling a long object. The scene is set on a street with a pile of stones to the right of the men. The drawing is signed "H.G.IBELS" in the bottom-right corner of the image. The background features a sidewalk or ledge with objects on it, and the overall atmosphere suggests a daytime setting. The artist's signature is also written in orange ink at the bottom right. The image has a white border around it.