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02-01-2006, 09:49 PM
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Good question, Alex.
I've come back to this Vermeer many times:
Garth
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02-02-2006, 05:21 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Garth Herrick
Good question, Alex.
I've come back to this Vermeer many times:
Garth
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I'm with you, Garth. I go back to that Vermeer many times - literally. I grew up in the DC area and every time I go to the National Gallery I make a point to see this and the three other Vermeers they have. When I was 14, I was wandering around the NG one day, taking in all the fabulous Rembrandts(!) and I turned into this little, poorly lit room, connecting two larger galleries, and I beheld for the first time, these paintings by Vermeer. I had never heard of him. I was BLOWN AWAY....by this one in particular. I wouldn't mind owning this.
The nice thing about this painting also, is how small it is (approx 7" X 9"). So it would be easy to hide if the cops came snooping around.
More recently, this one has caused me some severe "retina-burn."
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02-02-2006, 05:31 PM
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I think it's got to be something magical. I see it happening like this: You (the artist) visualize a concept in your mind, and it is so strong and compelling, you have an overwhelming feeling that the painting is going to be good. Of course you have to have the skill to pull it off, too. The painting, aside from the usual technical problems to be figured out, paints itself, and the result transcends itself, somehow. It speaks to the viewer on several levels at once. It's beautifully painted, it has depth and color and focal point, but it also says something that you can't forget.
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02-02-2006, 05:51 PM
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Here's a sculpture, for good measure.
Robert Fulton, by Jean-Antoine Houdon. 1803 Wow!
Garth
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