I’m 1990 I met my then boyfriend. He had this painting in his living room. I remember the 1st time I saw it. He was so excited to tell me his interpretation of the painting. I saw that painting, every day, for 4 years. I admired it.
This picture hangs in my room, I've had it since 1996, I always thought of it as he said as a bad memory of growing up in a abusive home,her visiting years later, the ladder to me shows a form of escape, and seeing it years later she drops to the ground from emotion, beautiful picture it's nice to get the whole background of this lady and the story behind it, but the interpretation of it from each person is what makes art so great,I would love to hear others thoughts and stories about what this says to them, have a great day 👍👍
💀..I've Loved this strange piece since I was a kid..🌹..I keep a large print on the wall in my "musick room.. I have always seen this work as surreal..and I have Loved it from the 1st time seeing it..
She seems to be ready to crawl back home. Her body is turned but her hips are not. So it seems to us she cannot walk. For a girl who can’t walk, she’s pretty far from her home. The struggle for her to get back to that house on the hill is heartbreaking. For me it shows the daily struggles she must face and how she faces them with dignity and grace.
my babysitter, later lunchlady, had this painting in her living room. she also had a Magnum PI poster up in her (+ husband's) bedroom. when it thunderstormed she'd gather us + cat under this painting, on the couch, terrified & not letting us move. I don't appreciate this painting. Too bleak with yearning & want. i don't think its dark doldrums would match the character's strong defiance... esp since her arms were jacked by then & she'd scuttle on up there faster than we'd walk
