Siegfried Ratzlaff, "The Thread"

Siegfried Ratzlaff, "The Thread" A portrait of an old man in a rocking chair, looking directly at the viewer, holding a thread in his hands, with an orange string of beads around his neck, which may be interpreted as a memento mori, as the man holds the thread of life in his hand and, through his gaze, invites the viewer to reflect on life and death; oil on canvas on wood, c. 1998, unsigned, titled on the reverse, numbered 39/98, with dimensions given as 330 x 565 mm; the wooden panel is primed

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H 33 × B 56,5 cm