Caption

Vision – memory; Teodor Axentowicz 1859–1938, painter; allegory of old age and youth; symbolism; Young Poland; Poland; Polish painting; pastel; after 1900; Kraków, height 93.0 cm, width 69.7 cm., A framed painting shows an elderly man with a white beard and white hair, his hands held near his chest and his expression appearing contemplative; beside him is a pale young woman with long hair and a gentle face, her translucent hand raised as if reaching toward him. The scene uses muted tones with visible colors including shades of gray, brown, beige, and touches of pale yellow and green, with darker areas of black and deep gray creating shadowed vertical shapes. The painting is set within an ornate gold frame with decorative molded details and a smooth inner border, and the overall texture appears soft and layered with visible brush and pastel-like strokes.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A32_390

License type

Rights managed

Available size

45.4Mb (3.0Mb) / 11.9in x 14.9in / 3559 x 4456 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vision – memory Teodor Axentowicz 1859–1938 painter allegory old age youth symbolism Young Poland Poland Polish painting pastel 1900 Kraków height 93.0 cm width 69.7 cm framed painting elderly man white beard white hair hands held near chest expression appearing contemplative beside pale young woman long hair gentle face translucent hand raised reaching scene uses muted tones visible colors shades gray brown beige touches pale yellow green darker areas black deep gray creating shadowed vertical shapes painting set within ornate gold frame decorative molded details smooth inner border texture soft layered visible brush pastel- strokes.