Too Late! Possibly 1862 - 1920

"Too Late!" is a lithograph created by Charles Maurand, which dates to sometime between 1862 and 1920. The piece depicts a family, a man and a woman with a small child, walking away from a train that has just departed from the station. The scene evokes a sense of longing and regret, as if the family has missed their chance to board. The print, currently housed in The Art Institute of Chicago, exemplifies a prevalent theme in 19th-century art: the transformative impact of industrialization and the anxieties it brought.