Yes, I was not here yet. LBJ and his Great Society. We are still feeling the effects.
On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 5:52 AM, MarshaV <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Jul 15, 2011, at 1:25 AM, 118 wrote: > >> Hi Marsha, >> Yeah, you had told me about that painting a while ago. Steve Martin's >> latest book has an interesting little piece on buying Russian >> paintings. Did you ever read "An Object of Beauty"? >> >> You mentioned the painting in the same discuss topic where you were >> talking about Turner (and others) and and the details of some boat >> paintings you were studying in a class. I suggested that you take a >> look at some Cannaletto. (at http://www.canalettogallery.org/). Did >> you ever get a chance? Perhaps you do not remember. Is your painting >> to be found on the Internet? >> >> I have an old Dutch painting from The Hague which my grandmother gave >> me when she died. It is probably the most valuable thing I have >> besides my kids. It was painted by Jacobus (Floris) Arntzenius and >> given to my grandmother in payment for medical treatment that my >> grandfather gave to him. This was common in those days. It has not >> been copied onto the internet, but a very similar painting can be >> found at: >> >> http://www.artnet.com/artists/lotdetailpage.aspx?lot_id=59E95E716415BBFDC0AF5CDE720CE370 >> >> Or if you cannot afford the real deal (heh, heh), posters can be found at: >> >> http://www.allposters.com/-st/Floris-Arntzenius-Posters_c118030_.htm >> >> By the way, I used to visit my grandmother and grandfather who lived >> two blocks around the corner from that painting where my grandfather >> had his gynecology practice. On one day not long after the war (maybe >> 9 months...) he delivered 40 babies in 1 day. I have the photograph >> of a proud doctor with 40 babies and 40 nurses. Those were the >> babyboomer times. Whatever happened to our hopes and dreams? >> >> >> Cheers, >> Mark >> > > > Hi Mark, > > I do remember you mentioning Canaletto. His paintings are beautiful. > It is wonderful that you have an original Arntzenius, and the story of > how it came into your grandparents ownership is very interesting. > Vachagan Narazyan is the name of the artist whose painting I bought. > His paintings can be found on the Internet. I am still pleased that I > bought it because it still intrigues me. I own other oil paintings that my > husband bought in Spain - landscapes, seascapes and a still life, but > the Narazyan is special. It "speaks to me". Hahahaha... > > Speaking of the baby boomers and our hopes and dreams, I recently > watched a Netflix stream of 'PBS American Experience: LBJ.' Although > I was too young to vote, I was hoping for a Goldwater victory. (Sad, huh? > My family, of course, were Democrats.) The program was a shock, and > very, very sad. There was a man with BIG hopes and dreams. Very, > very sad... Taking another look at Viet Nam and all those American boys > and Vietnamese people killed, and thinking about the U.S. position in the > MiddleEast today, had me totally depressed. Sure, I've read the GITA, but > still...... > > > Marsha > > > > > > > > > ___ > > > Moq_Discuss mailing list > Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. > http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org > Archives: > http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ > http://moq.org/md/archives.html > Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org/md/archives.html
