I know when I get an alert that you have written, I am in for a treat!
I can’t wait to see what treasures await me.
I am never disappointed and this one was a double delight. You’ve added a new initiative that sounds like a virtual escape to relish.
Your story transported me to a beautiful country with many stories I look forward to reading. But the charming Berthe Morisot with her deep beguiling eyes mesmerized me. There are secrets behind those eyes!
Thanks Jamie, yes her eyes are something, but so are her paintings. She is one of the few female painters in the Impressionist movement and broke through the barriers of a male-dominated art world. She often focused on intimate scenes at home. Like Caillebotte, she is one of those impressionists who receives more recognition over the years, and I guess in her case her gender in a male-domited art world will have played a role.
Only Alex can go from old green electricity boxes that dot the streets of Oslo to three of my favorite Impressionist painters! (Including a mention of my favorite museum in Paris, the Museé D’Orsay!) The only other person who’s ever mentioned Manet’s painting of eyes was my beloved dad: his favorite painter was Manet!!
Thank you Alex for a wonderful read that I sat and thought about long after I had read the post twice😄
Now I know about Morisot, and not the least about how to write her name with a s not a z ! And I read about those urban artefacts that we have either buried down under the streets or apparent in the countryside in grey-beige boxes like the Dutch. And that cheap print on a 100 year old green Oslo-ian kiosk luckily triggered your imagination giving this happy reading moment. Bravo and thanks.
I too am drawn to relics of history, including the human ones! Great series! Berthe Morisot was a beautiful woman, painted so very well by Manet. Even electrical boxes are attractive. I’m very tempted to find a book of the paintings in the Musee D’Orsay as it would likely be a treasure in lieu of impossible travel. Very excellent essay! 😘
It’s my favorite museum in the world, and even just seeing the collection in a book is a joy and feels like virtual time travel to the late 19th century.
I know when I get an alert that you have written, I am in for a treat!
I can’t wait to see what treasures await me.
I am never disappointed and this one was a double delight. You’ve added a new initiative that sounds like a virtual escape to relish.
Your story transported me to a beautiful country with many stories I look forward to reading. But the charming Berthe Morisot with her deep beguiling eyes mesmerized me. There are secrets behind those eyes!
Thanks for a delicious read!
Thanks Jamie, yes her eyes are something, but so are her paintings. She is one of the few female painters in the Impressionist movement and broke through the barriers of a male-dominated art world. She often focused on intimate scenes at home. Like Caillebotte, she is one of those impressionists who receives more recognition over the years, and I guess in her case her gender in a male-domited art world will have played a role.
I must know more about this remarkable woman of the past! Researching…
Thank you for the introduction!
Oh, this is exciting!!! I love this idea of excavation! What interesting, historical fun 😊
Happy to hear you like it :-)
Congratulations on the new project!
I always look forward to whatever you write and this sounds great.
I loved reading the first Relics of History, a great story and I have always loved Manet.
Waiting to see what catches your eye next.
thanks. I'm waiting for that moment too ;-)
My goodness, a great post👍
Only Alex can go from old green electricity boxes that dot the streets of Oslo to three of my favorite Impressionist painters! (Including a mention of my favorite museum in Paris, the Museé D’Orsay!) The only other person who’s ever mentioned Manet’s painting of eyes was my beloved dad: his favorite painter was Manet!!
Thank you Alex for a wonderful read that I sat and thought about long after I had read the post twice😄
Oh thank you, Anne, I’m reading this with a big smile 😊
Now I know about Morisot, and not the least about how to write her name with a s not a z ! And I read about those urban artefacts that we have either buried down under the streets or apparent in the countryside in grey-beige boxes like the Dutch. And that cheap print on a 100 year old green Oslo-ian kiosk luckily triggered your imagination giving this happy reading moment. Bravo and thanks.
Berthe Morisot would have been surprised how she still lives on in our times.
I too am drawn to relics of history, including the human ones! Great series! Berthe Morisot was a beautiful woman, painted so very well by Manet. Even electrical boxes are attractive. I’m very tempted to find a book of the paintings in the Musee D’Orsay as it would likely be a treasure in lieu of impossible travel. Very excellent essay! 😘
It’s my favorite museum in the world, and even just seeing the collection in a book is a joy and feels like virtual time travel to the late 19th century.
Fascinating!
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