When One Grows Old
| When One Grows Old | |
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| Dutch: Als men oud wordt | |
 When One Grows Old | |
| Artist | Jozef Israëls |
| Year | 1883 |
| Medium | Oil-on-canvas |
| Movement | Realism (arts) |
| Subject | Old age |
| Dimensions | 160 cm (63 in) x 101 cm (40 in)[1] |
| Location | Kunstmuseum Den Haag |
| Website | When One Grows Old |
When One Grows Old is an 1881 Oil-on-canvas painting by Dutch artist Jozef Israëls. The subject of the painting is an old woman warming herself by a fireplace.
History
In 1871 Jozef Israëls moved to The Hague. In 1881 he completed the painting When One Grows Old.[2] In Dutch, the painting is known as Als men oud wordt.[3] The painting is housed at the Kunstmuseum Den Haag and it is on loan from Erven van Hijmans van Wadenoyen.[1]
Description
The painting is of an old peasant woman who is warming herself by a fireplace. The painting depicts a contemplative stillness.[2] The old woman is hunched over with her back bent and her hands stretched out toward the fireplace.[4]
Reception
In the book Jozef Israëls author John Ernest Phythian states that the painting sums up Israëls techniques as a painter. His image of the woman (as with his other peasant subjects) is a portrayal of a peasant who is not at work.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Joseph Israels When one grows old, 1883". RKD. RKD – Netherlands Institute for Art History. Archived from the original on 12 January 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ a b c Lange, Derek B. (2018). The hague. Newbury: New Word City. ISBN 9781640191747. Archived from the original on 3 March 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ "Jozef Israëls 1824-1911 Als men oud wordt". kunstmuseum. Kunstmuseum Den Haag. 15 November 2016. Archived from the original on 12 January 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ Phythian, John Ernest (1912). Jozef Israëls. England: G. Allen, Limited. p. 86. Archived from the original on 3 March 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
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