“The great master presents us here [in the painting, 'When one grows old', 1883] an uncomfortable, life-size woman who reminds me strongly of a frightening magic cow. The lines that this figure makes are as inconspicuous as possible, and in the chaos of enigmatic licks and smears one discovers here and there a genuine Israëls-like hue. (translation from the original Dutch: Fons Heijnsbroek)”