Tuesday 4 October 2011

It's summer - it's October - it's oh so beautiful paintings

Jozef Chelmonski, (1849-1914)  Polish painter: Indian Summer 1875
This painting says it all - presence! - only the little dog looks back at summer, but has no memory

Valentin Serov (1865-1911) Russian painter: October 1895
Little boy concentrates on a tree branch - surrounded by endless more summers to come

Willard Metcalf (1858-1925) American painter: October 1908
My house keeps a thousand summers

Carl Larsson (1853-1919) Swedish painter: Indian Summer 1908
A thoughful mother - her youngster in the boat doesn't worry about the cold winter to come, 
nor does his little dog


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