This work Klimt simultaneously conveys a feeling of joy and sadness. In her three figures written the story of a woman's life: carelessness, pacification, and despair.
The young female image is organically intertwined in the ornament of life, the image of the old woman stands out from it. The contrast between the stylized image of the young woman and the naturalistic image of the old woman acquires a symbolic meaning: the first phase of life brings with it endless possibilities and metamorphoses, the latter - constancy and conflict with reality.
The canvas does not let go, gets into the soul and makes you think about the depth of the artist's message, as well as about the depth and inevitability of life.