Painting "The Four Ages of the Rose": Beauty Against the Backdrop of Time

 

Painting "The Four Ages of the Rose": Beauty Against the Backdrop of Time

Key Details:

• Title: "The Four Ages of the Rose"

• Artist: Lyudmyla Tymoshenko

• Year: 2025

• Medium: Oil on Canvas

• Support: Canvas on Stretcher

• Size: 30 × 35 cm (approx. 11.8 x 13.8 inches)

• Style: Expressive Impressionism

• Price: 5500 UAH (or approx. $140 USD / €130 EUR)

• Status: Available (Original)

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🎨 Description of the Work 

This painting, executed in an Expressive Impressionist manner, invites the viewer to immerse themselves in a moment of quiet, philosophical beauty. It captures not just a snapshot, but the very passage of time.

In the foreground are four luxurious roses in various shades of pink, representing different stages of life—from the tender bud (a symbol of potential) to the lush, mature bloom. Their petals are painted using the impasto technique—thick, textured strokes that create a sense of volume, a velvety surface, and light vibration.

The rich green foliage adds freshness to the composition, but the true symbolism is created by the background: behind the flowers, a textured, weathered wall of an old building is visible. This powerful juxtaposition of the fragile, momentary beauty of the blooming roses and the monumentality of passing time (the old wall) lends the painting a profound meaning, telling a story of the eternal renewal of nature and the cycle of life.

The work conveys a sense of peace and harmony, serving as a reminder that beauty can blossom even against the backdrop of the past.