Vintage Art

[KingsX]

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I like vintage art.

Yesterday I bought a nice framed print of this at an estate sale for $5.

I had never seen this print before, so I looked it up on line.

It is by Victorian artist, Charles Burton Barber.

http://fiveminutehistory.com/victor...s-the-special-bond-between-children-and-pets/

 

[Warrigal]

The Victorian period is very interesting.
It was sentimental but also a time of impressive social reforms, especially regarding the welfare of children.
I think this painting expresses that sentimentality and a concern for the feelings of a little child.

 

[gumbud]

yep picture fetched over half a million US dollars at christies 11 years ago!

 

[RadishRose]

You might like the works of John Singer Sargent.