tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post813525397457860567..comments2024-03-28T09:25:25.716-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: Thérèse Schwartze paints a portraitJames Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-58813900307149516122022-01-28T20:49:40.563-05:002022-01-28T20:49:40.563-05:00There is now an English translation of her biograp...There is now an English translation of her biography: https://thereseschwartze.com/Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00866703014845870942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-75443414141047517672018-12-29T11:12:28.600-05:002018-12-29T11:12:28.600-05:00It looks like the maid is reading a book in the ba...It looks like the maid is reading a book in the background. I wonder if she was reading aloud to help keep the model occupiedAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893165383302165339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-21071787540622082552018-12-28T12:47:07.865-05:002018-12-28T12:47:07.865-05:00A agree, Tom. I keep running across first-rate art...A agree, Tom. I keep running across first-rate artists that are new to me. But I have a feeling she is quite well known in Amsterdam because she painted royal portraits. I owe a debt of gratitude to Maaike Dirkx and Linda Crank, who are dedicated, as I am, to bringing recognition to lesser-known realist painters from the past. James Gurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-66478251253984722352018-12-28T12:27:49.665-05:002018-12-28T12:27:49.665-05:00Thank you, James, for sharing these stunning portr...Thank you, James, for sharing these stunning portraits. This is more proof of the sad fact that woman artists have been overlooked and undervalued by collectors, curators and art historians for centuries. I'm a huge fan of John Singer Sargent (as many of us are); the examples posted here could easily hang next to his work without being at all harmed by the comparison.Tom Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04770238579550226268noreply@blogger.com