The wife of the old tailor.
The wife of the old tailor. by Laurits Andersen Ring is a somber and intimate oil portrait of a woman, executed about 1878. The composition is a close-up bust portrait where the subject is positioned slightly off-center. She is oriented toward the viewer's left, her gaze directed away from the center of the frame. The subject's expression appears pensive or weary, contributing to the quiet, domestic realism of the scene.












