tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-634815736751403327.comments2024-03-13T21:56:04.228-04:00DiversionsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger116125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-634815736751403327.post-11226908208193257052024-03-05T16:53:01.122-05:002024-03-05T16:53:01.122-05:00Good afternoon, Johannah! I'm sorry to say tha...Good afternoon, Johannah! I'm sorry to say that she is not a family member, but I certainly feel a kinship with her love of art. The book that this is taken from, "Background with Figures," is a fascinating, easy read and I highly recommend it. I wonder how you would compare her experience at the Academie with your own? It would be so interesting to hear!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-634815736751403327.post-21261962798244563032023-12-15T14:47:05.770-05:002023-12-15T14:47:05.770-05:00Hi I am currently studying the académie julian and...Hi I am currently studying the académie julian and was fascinated to read your account. Was Cecile a family member? Johannah Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-634815736751403327.post-21594464394289944722022-07-14T19:04:40.484-04:002022-07-14T19:04:40.484-04:00Stories like these really make art history more pe...Stories like these really make art history more personable - much more understandable and interesting as far as I'm concerned!Linda Crankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14990150486771406108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-634815736751403327.post-80747354846933831122022-07-14T19:01:31.219-04:002022-07-14T19:01:31.219-04:00Thank you so much, Mark, I am glad that you enjoy ...Thank you so much, Mark, I am glad that you enjoy the posts!Linda Crankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14990150486771406108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-634815736751403327.post-16644324903907335532022-07-08T22:43:35.583-04:002022-07-08T22:43:35.583-04:00The story about Charles Hawthorne and the need of ...The story about Charles Hawthorne and the need of a presentable white shirt is one that stuck with me from when I first read it as a much younger man. There are other stories that speak of the dedication that these artists had towards throwing themselves headlong into a difficult profession without the comfort of a back-up option. It's good to be aware of these stories, giving us perspective Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-634815736751403327.post-59982486910187657112022-07-08T22:36:21.531-04:002022-07-08T22:36:21.531-04:00Linda, your interest and research are always a del...Linda, your interest and research are always a delight, and the resulting articles a pleasure to read. Thanks, as always!<br /><br />Mark Norseth<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-634815736751403327.post-54740636934106296452022-06-29T08:11:02.945-04:002022-06-29T08:11:02.945-04:00I am so glad that you will now see her in a deeper...I am so glad that you will now see her in a deeper way now. She had such an interesting life, and I think it would make a great Masterpiece Theater series!Linda Crankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14990150486771406108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-634815736751403327.post-23810696568866818022022-06-29T08:04:42.053-04:002022-06-29T08:04:42.053-04:00I'm so glad that you enjoy these posts, Mark!I'm so glad that you enjoy these posts, Mark!Linda Crankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14990150486771406108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-634815736751403327.post-73709451327739971812022-06-29T08:02:30.378-04:002022-06-29T08:02:30.378-04:00Very true, Mark - and I am stunned that a work of ...Very true, Mark - and I am stunned that a work of this caliber was sitting just a few miles away from where we live! Linda Crankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14990150486771406108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-634815736751403327.post-3639335203425558152022-06-28T12:40:46.458-04:002022-06-28T12:40:46.458-04:00I hadn’t heard this story before, Linda. These typ...I hadn’t heard this story before, Linda. These types of occurrences are always interesting. There are a lot of lessons in it as well…one being that only a limited number of individuals in any society are visually attuned to the qualities that make a painting a good one. <br />Fascinating post, thanks! Mark Norsethnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-634815736751403327.post-2534315424648146522022-06-27T15:36:23.753-04:002022-06-27T15:36:23.753-04:00Linda, it's always a pleasure to watch your re...Linda, it's always a pleasure to watch your research expand with each discovery of an artist. Many of us share your interest in these individuals... it's easy to feel a warm kinship with them and their aims, especially in the artistic climate of our own times. I'm grateful for your ongoing curiosity and willingness to report your discoveries. Mark Norsethnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-634815736751403327.post-24348928391001601022022-06-06T23:04:46.822-04:002022-06-06T23:04:46.822-04:00Hello. I know this was posted a long time ago, not...Hello. I know this was posted a long time ago, not sure if you will see it. But thank you for writing all of this. I once attended the SMFA and frequented the museum quite frequently. This was my favorite room, I loved this effigy so much. I live out of state now but have come home for family purposes, and spent the past Sunday at the Turner exhibit. Of course, I came by to visit Lizzie. I never Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-634815736751403327.post-83773043216642141212022-05-25T13:26:58.086-04:002022-05-25T13:26:58.086-04:00Thanks, Mark! I love Fantin-Latour's work and ...Thanks, Mark! I love Fantin-Latour's work and wish that I could delve a lot further than I can with this book. There is a biography that looks really promising, but it's written in French - and it's been a long time since my studies.Linda Crankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14990150486771406108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-634815736751403327.post-3360060806012279382022-05-25T01:26:21.854-04:002022-05-25T01:26:21.854-04:00Thank you - and correction made!Thank you - and correction made!Linda Crankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14990150486771406108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-634815736751403327.post-42449674813697925542022-05-06T02:49:45.532-04:002022-05-06T02:49:45.532-04:00Linda, I'm always intrigued when you decide to...Linda, I'm always intrigued when you decide to delve into another artist, so many of which deserve the kind of recognition that you bestow>. Fantin is one of my long time favorites, and so I'm excited to see where you'll take us. Mark Norsethnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-634815736751403327.post-12502039529646175902019-06-20T10:54:17.607-04:002019-06-20T10:54:17.607-04:00I'm very glad that you enjoy them, Stan. I fee...I'm very glad that you enjoy them, Stan. I feel like I've hit a treasure trove when finding good ones - like this with all of the information it holds!Linda Crankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14990150486771406108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-634815736751403327.post-35450227891001000672019-01-08T23:03:46.299-05:002019-01-08T23:03:46.299-05:00In the chronological list, the correct name is Chr...In the chronological list, the correct name is Chris Kendall [not Kendell]. Chris is my brother - I should know!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-634815736751403327.post-41003056267494766562018-09-30T18:18:07.503-04:002018-09-30T18:18:07.503-04:00Fascinating and helpful blog, Linda :-)Fascinating and helpful blog, Linda :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-634815736751403327.post-37927715001025339202018-06-27T15:50:52.154-04:002018-06-27T15:50:52.154-04:00It is an easy read and fascinating. I think you...It is an easy read and fascinating. I think you'll like it!<br />Linda Crankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14990150486771406108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-634815736751403327.post-75404969152100726442018-05-14T18:36:10.899-04:002018-05-14T18:36:10.899-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08702105408874067634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-634815736751403327.post-65675296676945095022017-07-03T11:22:44.915-04:002017-07-03T11:22:44.915-04:00Beautiful descriptions of the experience of this a...Beautiful descriptions of the experience of this artist gave me the feeling of having shared in the wonder of it.Alan Caytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00877353553782998049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-634815736751403327.post-24037569539700522522017-06-14T15:54:57.488-04:002017-06-14T15:54:57.488-04:00Hi, Paul. I have only read general information on ...Hi, Paul. I have only read general information on this period of his life just after the Franco-Prussian War when he and his family lived in Brussels during the reign of the Commune, but not anything extensive. I'm sorry, but if I find anything, I'll let you know.Linda Crankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14990150486771406108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-634815736751403327.post-14411195477289859762017-06-12T15:41:54.931-04:002017-06-12T15:41:54.931-04:00Hi Linda
A fasinating article which I really enjo...Hi Linda<br /><br />A fasinating article which I really enjoyed reading - thank you very much for posting it.<br /><br />I am currently the life of Carolus Duran during his time in Brussels in 1871 and wondered if you know of any documentation covering this period?<br /><br />regards<br /><br />PaulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-634815736751403327.post-40986660334708946962017-05-22T22:47:21.045-04:002017-05-22T22:47:21.045-04:00Really love "Reverie"... what a lush a...Really love "Reverie"... what a lush and beautiful painting.Teresa Cowleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12551033380949250254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-634815736751403327.post-4740261999633915162017-05-17T18:14:31.837-04:002017-05-17T18:14:31.837-04:00What a great read, thank you Linda, I have always ...What a great read, thank you Linda, I have always admired that ceramic pot they talk of in the article and am also a great admirer of Antonio Mancini's work,Vicki Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15660455176370079073noreply@blogger.com