Thursday, September 9, 2021

September's Bookish Art...

 
Elizabeth Shippen Green -- The Library, 1905


"There is no greater pleasure than being surrounded by books."
--Tasha Alexander

18 comments:

  1. Gorgeous! Great accompanying quote, too!

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  2. Beautiful painting and a very apt quote! I love being surrounded by books. They're definitely my comfort objects :)

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  3. What a lovely picture! And I can testify to the quote...

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  4. Ah, if only I looked as elegant as I perused my books!

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  5. This is a lovely art - I would like to hang this in my library, if I ever get one. The quote is so true.

    Have a lovely day.

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  6. Beautiful artwork! And I totally agree with that quote. :)

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  7. the subject must be an artist also, puzzling over technique in various tomes...

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  8. My daughter told me the other day her favorite room in the house is our library. :-) It is very comforting being surrounded by books.

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  9. I love that picture. I would love a print of that for my reading area.

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  10. A lovely painting and a great quote indeed!

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  11. Another perfect image for the season.

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  12. Totally agree with that quote and the room is lovely! :)

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