I may be making something of nothing, but the empty chair, the turned away pose, both suggest to me another person. And the remove of history in seeing the photograph now makes me think of a passage of time, but already present in the image. Was she a widow? This image for me evokes a woman who has successfully grown after the passing of deceased husband, but still missing him.
fascinating
Wow, that’s quite an interpretation. I see her as just not wanting her picture taken. Doing the coy “oh go on” thing. But I do believe she’s looking at someone else.
interpreter
I may be making something of nothing, but the empty chair, the turned away pose, both suggest to me another person. And the remove of history in seeing the photograph now makes me think of a passage of time, but already present in the image. Was she a widow? This image for me evokes a woman who has successfully grown after the passing of deceased husband, but still missing him.
fascinating
Wow, that’s quite an interpretation. I see her as just not wanting her picture taken. Doing the coy “oh go on” thing. But I do believe she’s looking at someone else.
Michael
I think she had a stiff neck.