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Diana Sinclair Posts: 10119 Joined: 3rd Apr 2008 Location: USA | quotePosted at 19:48 on 5th May 2009 Fumée d'ambre gris by John Singer Sargent I first saw this painting when it was on loan to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. I remember being entranced by it. I sat on a bench for half and hour just staring at it. The print doesn't do it justice but it gives you an idea. |
Krissy Posts: 15430 Joined: 8th Jul 2008 Location: USA | quotePosted at 20:03 on 5th May 2009 John Singer Sargent is one of my ablsolute favorites!!! |
Diana Sinclair Posts: 10119 Joined: 3rd Apr 2008 Location: USA | quotePosted at 20:07 on 5th May 2009 Krissy, you would love the Boston Public Library. John Singer Sargent painted murals on the walls and the ceilings there. It's like a free museum just going to check out a book! |
Jeannie Fetters Posts: 189 Joined: 8th Apr 2009 Location: USA | quotePosted at 00:53 on 6th May 2009 Vincent Van Gogh: The Starry Night I bought a book for my daughter from The Easton Press, of his paintings and him for $129.00 on of my good investments. I was in our community thrift store. Found the printing of the same The Starry Night. It's roughly 2 1/2 ft by 3 1/2 ft. big I know it is probably a print, of a print, of a printx5 how knows. But I thought it was fabulous. Bought it and the blue frame $8.00 they wanted to get rid of it. I was trying to control my excitment while buying it. $8.00 was all I had left, I was afraid they were going to jack up the price, if they saw my excitement. |
Jeannie Fetters Posts: 189 Joined: 8th Apr 2009 Location: USA | quotePosted at 01:02 on 6th May 2009 I do have a queston, I had a painting gave to me once, it was a Phillip Shoemaker painting, on the back was in typed words on the painting paper itself, words about the painter, and about the painting itself. I believe it was called something "Autumn" I can't remember the complete title. My stupid ex- boyfriend, scratched the edge and messed up the corner of the painting, I was so furious I just angerly threw the whole thing frame and all in the garbage. I was sickened. I took it once to an art Gallery in Ft. Smith, Ark. The Italian elderly man, said it was worht nothing that he knew of, and acted like I was wasting his time, he was a very grumpy old man, who barely spoke english. I looked it up on the ebay, The closest I found was copies only worth $19.00 and down. Any clues on it. It probably wasn't worth much. or did I stupidly through money away? I know it had reds and greens and browns in it, it had a small fish type boat that had ores mabe on it or near it, that's all I can remember. I'd know it if I saw it. |
Jeannie Fetters Posts: 189 Joined: 8th Apr 2009 Location: USA | quotePosted at 01:04 on 6th May 2009 Anything Thomas Kinkead (however its spelled sorry) |
Debbie Adams Posts: 2043 Joined: 8th Mar 2009 Location: USA | quotePosted at 03:18 on 6th May 2009 |
Jeannie Fetters Posts: 189 Joined: 8th Apr 2009 Location: USA | quotePosted at 00:22 on 7th May 2009 Glad you are okay. (tornado) I love this painting as well. |
Diana Sinclair Posts: 10119 Joined: 3rd Apr 2008 Location: USA | quotePosted at 15:41 on 7th May 2009 Highland Hospitality is another favorite of mine. It would look great in a dinning room. |
Gives Up! ' Posts: 1934 Joined: 30th Apr 2005 Location: UK | quotePosted at 15:49 on 7th May 2009 I like Monet's work! I also like Jack Vettriano. I have a copy of this in my front room: |