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80 cm × 64 cm (31.5 in × 21.2 in) Location. Kröller-Müller Museum [1], Otterlo. Sorrowing Old Man (At Eternity's Gate) is an oil painting by Vincent van Gogh that he made in 1890 in Saint-Rémy de Provence based on an early lithograph. [2] [3] The painting was completed in early May at a time when he was convalescing from a severe relapse ...
- 80 cm × 64 cm (31.5 in × 21.2 in)
- Vincent van Gogh
- 1890
- Oil on canvas
At Eternity's Gate is an oil painting by Vincent van Gogh that he made in 1890 in Saint-Remy de Provence based on an early lithograph. The painting was completed in early May at a time when he was convalescing from a severe relapse in his health and some two months before his death, generally accepted as a suicide.
Oct 14, 2023 · The oil painting, fully known as Sorrowing Old Man (At Eternity's Gate) but most commonly known by the parenthetical phrase, was completed in May 1890, while Van Gogh was recovering from a severe bout of mental illness, and while he was still in the asylum. He would die, by his own hand it is widely believed, just two months later.
References. Title: At Eternity's Gate. Artist: Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, Zundert 1853–1890 Auvers-sur-Oise) Date: November 26−27, 1882. Medium: Transfer lithograph. Dimensions: Sheet: 23 1/16 × 15 3/8 in. (58.6 × 39 cm) Classification: Prints. Credit Line: Purchase, Fletcher Fund, William R. Drexler Sr. and Violet Drexler Bequest, The ...
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Mar 17, 2022 · An 1890 oil on canvas painting, Sorrowing Old Man (aka At Eternity's Gate ), by Vincent van Gogh (1853-90), the Dutch post-impressionist artist. Painted in April-May in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence but based on a sketch the artist had done years before in The Hague (1882). He describes that sketch in a letter to his brother Theo as "an old sick ...
At Eternity's Gate Vincent van Gogh (1853 - 1890), The Hague, November 1882 lithograph on paper, 49.8 cm x 34.7 cm
Apr 6, 2024 · Vincent van Gogh, Sorrowing old man (At Eternity’s Gate), licensed under CC BY 2.0. Just two months before his death, Van Gogh created what is now considered a heart-wrenching portrayal of despair and isolation. “At Eternity’s Gate” illustrates an aging man’s sorrow, head in hand, as he battles unseen torment.
