To love a painting is to feel that this presence is… not an object but a voice. ~ Andre Malraux ~ Landing of the Pilgrims by Henry Sargent Happy Thanksgiving! This is the first painting hung in Americas oldest continuous museum, Pilgrim Hall, in Plymouth Massachusetts. “The Pilgrims were not met by a Native...
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To love a painting is to feel that this presence is… not an object but a voice. ~ Andre Malraux ~ The Colza (The Harvest) by Jules Breton Lately, I have found myself drawn to Realism, and am especially found of this work by French artist, Jules Breton. I love the color...
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To love a painting is to feel that this presence is… not an object but a voice. ~ Andre Malraux ~ La Recolecion de Manzanas (The Apple Harvest) by Julio Gonzalez I have carried this image around with me for years; I love the subtle beauty, which the artist has captured, in...
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To love a painting is to feel that this presence is… not an object but a voice. ~ Andre Malraux ~ Florists by Gertrude Fisk I will admit he looks a little stern, but I would love to see her full face and perhaps have a chat with her – I was also...
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To love a painting is to feel that this presence is… not an object but a voice. ~ Andre Malraux ~ The Dance Lesson by Edgar Degas Recently, we had the opportunity to introduce Degas to a student of the ballet; though not this particular painting, as it hangs in the...
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To love a painting is to feel that this presence is… not an object but a voice. ~ Andre Malraux ~ Summer in Ogunquit by Bernard Karfiol Yes, the awning does appear, in the painting, as it does in the photograph, and yes the women are a bit off centered, which put...
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To love a painting is to feel that this presence is… not an object but a voice. ~ Andre Malraux ~ Copy of Two Youths by Unknown Artist I always take note of people with their sketch pads, hard at work in museums; on this day, I had seen several easels, in the...
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To love a painting is to feel that this presence is… not an object but a voice. ~ Andre Malraux ~ The Tea by Mary Stevenson Cassatt Happy Birthday Caroline! Here is to sharing a cup of tea together; but we shall be happier than the subjects of Cassatt’s painting, who I do...
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To love a painting is to feel that this presence is… not an object but a voice. ~ Andre Malraux ~ The New Fence by Thomas Hart Benton Staying in Missouri a while longer, I share a painting given to Sir Winston Churchill, by Westminster College, after the Prime Ministers speech, “The Sinew of...
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To love a painting is to feel that this presence is… not an object but a voice. ~ Andre Malraux ~ A Tough Story by John George Brown The children’s faces, in this work, instantly drew me in, and I began to imagine the tale being told to them, that so intently held...
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