Question

What subjects did artists of the Ashcan school depict?

Answer 1

Answer: The correct answer to this question is B; busy street life and working class leisure activities.

Explanation:

The Ashcan school was a movement that was started in the early 20th century. This was not an organized movement of artists, just a unified group with the same artistic views. and goals. They painted the city as they saw it, they wanted to show a realistic view  of everyday life. Most of the paintings showed the poorer side of life and of workers doing everyday activities after work. They painted prostitutes, children (also called street urchins) playing in streets, women doing their laundry, crowded living quarters and so much more.

Answer 2

Answer:

C

Explanation:

Ashcan Painters captured those fleeting scenes of everyday life among the middle and lower classes at work + leisure

C is the closest option imo