Autumn of life 2. (2025) Original Oil Painting by Duhaj Peter

📖 STORY:
"Through this painting, I wanted to symbolically highlight the vital role that parents and grandparents play in our lives.

🍂 What you see are gradually corroding nails, masterfully capturing the gentle onset of the 'autumn of life'—a precise moment where aging just begins to touch a resilient foundation.

🎨 However, the emerging rust on these nails is not a destructive flaw. It is a beautiful aesthetic patina symbolizing the first chapters of deep wisdom, trials overcome, and the resilience gained through aging—much like the first silver hairs or expression lines on the face of a loved one.

⚓ Nails are traditional symbols of strength and connection. Like them, our elders hold the family structure together. ⚡ Yet, looking at the sharp tips and metallic gleam, the story reveals another layer. Just like those sharp edges, the well-meaning advice of our parents and grandparents can sometimes sting or pierce our hearts, creating temporary emotional chaos and friction between generations.

🕊️ Ultimately, however, their presence brings us deep harmony, beautifully evoked by the soothing autumn tones of the composition.

❤️ 🖼️ This piece is ideal for collectors who appreciate intimate philosophical narratives combined with a high level of technical precision."


📌📌 Note:
The painting is shipped rolled up in a tube as standard. If you are interested in shipping the painting stretched on a wooden frame, write a message and we will agree on the details. Then the painting will be ready to hang.

Materials used:

high-class fine artistic oil colors

Details:

• Oil painting on Canvas
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 100 x 80 x 2cm (unframed)
• Ready to hang
• Signed on the front
• Style: Photorealistic
• Subject: Still life