Time has not just taken toll on Ida's face but also her body. Ida'

Ivan Albright was trying to show the deterioration of Ida's spirit. She could have been a person to be looked up to or envied in her prime, and now she is a castaway to be disregarded or pitied. The painting reflects the sadness and cruelty that life can sometimes deal. If the only thing of worth is possessions then life means nothing, because possessions fray and become worn. A spirit cannot fly if the only thing of value it holds is a piece of glass.

s dressed in a blue flimsy nightgown and a purple wrap that hangs open. The nightgown is cut low, and covers the trunk of her body, but little else. The nightgown cannot hide the rolls of her stomach or the sagginess of her breast. She sits in a worn wicker chair that has legs that are bent outward from holding her weight. Ida has corpulent and dimpled legs that look li

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Approximate Word count = 562
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)