Wednesday, April 10, 2024

April's Bookish Art...

 
Edouard Gelhay - Elegant Women in a Library


"Always be reading. 
Go to the library.
There's magic in being surrounded by books."
--Austin Kleon



15 comments:

  1. At first glance I thought that was a ghost in the painting (woman in cabinet) and was jarred for a second. LOL! Hope you are having a terrific day!

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  2. Yes to Austin Kleon's quote. Always be reading!

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  3. Elegant Women in a Library sounds like a great book title. :)

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  4. I love the quote, and the art is beautiful!

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  5. Seems like all the women in the paintings are "elegant." I suppose poor folk couldn't afford many books back then and wouldn't have had the time to read them anyway.

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  6. Yes, pouring over books is my favorite past time too.

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  7. Love that quote! There really is magic in being surrounded by books. :)

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  8. Beautiful! It seems like they're sorting through cook books, but maybe that's because I've been reading the Below Stairs mysteries by Jennifer Ashley, lol!

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  9. There's definitely magic. That's why it's so hard to give some away. And the two ladies seem to enjoy them as much as we do.

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  10. Love that quote--always be reading and, yes, there's absolutely magic when surrounded by books. :-) Have a great week, Lark!

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  11. I love that painting! It looks incredibly uncomfortable but I'd love to look through those books!

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  12. Bookstores too, not just libraries.

    Have a lovely day.

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  13. I love that quote! Being surrounded by books definitely makes me happy :)

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  14. I like the quote. Plenty of magic in books.

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  15. Both are great. 'Always be reading'!

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