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Date : near 1896
Sizes : 66 cm x 81 cm
Material : Oil on canvas
Acquisition : Purchase (1953)
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French Painting
Painting (Portrait)
Area related
France
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This psychologically bleak depiction of old age shows an elderly woman attempting to glean some comfort from prayer, in the absence of any worldly support. Her eyes are downcast, and she clutches her rosary beads firmly with both hands, hoping that they will help her. The dark background and her drab clothes heighten the sense of despair.
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