--- title: Sorrowing Old Man (At Eternity's Gate) by van Gogh author: Kröller-Müller Museum source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15476/sorrowing-old-man-at-eternitys-gate-by-van-gogh/ format: machine-readable-alternate updated: 1970-01-01 --- # Sorrowing Old Man (At Eternity's Gate) by van Gogh _Authored by Kröller-Müller Museum_ ## Image File [![Sorrowing Old Man (At Eternity's Gate) by van Gogh](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15476.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15476.png) ## Image Caption An 1890 oil on canvas painting, *Sorrowing Old Man* (aka *At Eternity's Gate*), by [Vincent van Gogh](https://www.worldhistory.org/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 peasant sitting on a chair by the hearth with his head in his hands and his elbows on his knees" (LT 150D). It is perhaps significant that the artist returned to this subject following his illness and voluntary admittance to the asylum of Saint-[Paul](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Paul/)-de-Mausole in Saint-Rémy. (Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, The Netherlands) ## Cite This Work ### APA Museum, K. (2022, March 17). Sorrowing Old Man (At Eternity's Gate) by van Gogh. *World History Encyclopedia*. ### Chicago Museum, Kröller-Müller. "Sorrowing Old Man (At Eternity's Gate) by van Gogh." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 17, 2022. . ### MLA Museum, Kröller-Müller. "Sorrowing Old Man (At Eternity's Gate) by van Gogh." *World History Encyclopedia*, 17 Mar 2022, . ## License & Copyright [Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Van_Gogh_-_Trauernder_alter_Mann.jpeg) by [**Kröller-Müller Museum**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Van_Gogh_-_Trauernder_alter_Mann.jpeg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 17 March 2022. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.