Artwork Title: Portrait of the Artist as an Old Man (Seven Days)

Portrait of the Artist as an Old Man (Seven Days), 2004

Alasdair Gray

The title echoes Rembrandt’s self portrait as an old man. What is Gray trying to capture here? Is it recording a likeness at a particular stage of life? This is a double portrait, illustrating him drawing himself. Perhaps it represents his need to keep on making work and the desire to never finish. (http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/43Chdsg7qTVLdSmbGsHl7wz/alasdair-gray-at-80-seven-artworks)
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