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Friday, April 3, 2009

READING


This is just a bit of trivia, really. For a long time I've loved pictures of people reading. It all started many years ago with the one above, which is one of many I have on a wall in my sitting room. Below is a shot of that wall with me bottom left and my late mother-in-law, Kitty, bottom right, both reading.


Not a very good pic but you get the picture. There is also one by Goya, called 'Young Women' -


The next two by Vermeer -


I love them all.

6 comments:

Ruthie Redden said...

there is something wonderfully restful about "reading" pictures - the bottom one is my fave. I could just picture myself sat there ..

alaine@éclectique said...

Indeed, I can also put myself there, with little dog at my feet and that soothing vista out the window, the boats on the bay.

Tess Kincaid said...

I had this first one on my bedroom wall as a young girl. I'm not sure what happened to it.

alaine@éclectique said...

Mine is on silk and for many years the frame didn't have glass. Consequently, it's faded but is still lovely to me.

The Clever Pup said...

I like the one with the lady and her goldfish. I've never seen that before.

alaine@éclectique said...

Me either - no idea who the artist is/was. Thanks for enlightening me on Berthe Morisot.