| Artist | Vincent van Gogh |
|---|---|
| Year | 1890 |
| Type | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 80 cm × 64 cm (31.5 in × 21.2 in) |
| Location | Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo |
At Eternity's Gate or On the Threshold of Eternity are lithographs by Vincent van Gogh in 1882, and a later oil painting in 1890 in Saint-Rémy de Provence after one of his lithographs.[1] The painting was completed in early May some two months before Van Gogh shot himself.
Van Gogh wrote of his 1882 lithograph:[1]
Today and yesterday I drew two figures of an old man with his elbows on his knees and his head in his hands. I did it of Schuitemaker once and always kept the drawing, because I wanted to do it better another time. Perhaps I’ll also do a lithograph of it. What a fine sight an old working man makes, in his patched bombazine suit with his bald head.