It would be quite accurate to say that I am an art groupie. I absolutely adore art, artists, art studios, all things art really. Over the last couple years I've been inadvertently building a collection of antiques related to artists. I say inadvertently because at no point did I decide "hmm, I want to collect art antiques". More that I just bought what I loved, and realized a couple days ago that there was a certain theme to it all. Here are a handful of my favorite pieces from my collection as well as a few that I missed out on. Happy Wednesday! It's sunny and bitterly cold here in Connecticut today.
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This c.1900 union banner is quite possibly my favorite thing that I own. I remember the day a picker brought it in the shop about two years ago. It took six months of campaigning and begging to get my boss to sell it to me at a price I could afford. It's one of those things that makes me smile every single time I look at it. |
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A close up of the detail at the bottom |
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And it says, "Union label; The Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators, and Paperhangers. |
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I pined for this late 19th century painters trade sign that was in a friend's booth at the 2013 Wayside Antiques Show. |
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But I did buy this quirky c.1940s trade sign at the July 2013 Brimfield. When my workshop is complete, it will hang in there with a few of my other trade signs. |
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I purchased this great set of mid-19th century sketches two years ago at the flea market. |
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They're fascinating and exquisite. Look at the adorable feet! |
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This antique painter's palette was so beautiful, but also crazy expensive. |
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But I did snag this adorable one off Etsy last winter. I like to hang it by the Painter's Union Banner in the guest room. |
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Another of my very favorite pieces. I found this mid 20th century art correspondence book at an antique shop in Maine last winter. |
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It's jam packed with amazing things. |
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The gal taking the course was actually quite good. All the notes are from the instructor. I love how the combination of notes, sketches, photos, and painting creates a whole new multi media art piece. There are about seven fully blown pages like this in the book. Someday I want to get all of them framed and hung on the wall. |
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but for now I just flip through the book on occasion and enjoy it. |
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I love this one. |
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Look at all that beautiful handwriting too. |
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An of course I also have a big group of antique art that I love. I selected these pieces to show you because they also relate to the artist process, not just the end result. This piece was done by a young lady around 1910 as part of a lady's art club. |
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And Mona Lisa was clearly an art student project. I like how the student gave up before finishing the hands. I can just picture him getting all the way through to that point and then saying, "The hell with this!" |
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And this is a naive late 19th century student piece. It hangs over the reading nook in the master bedroom. It reminds me of the Shire. :) |
Love the art books with instructor comments! I hope you do frame each one so they can be seen everyday! What a fabulous find! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteOh thanks! Yes, I'm fond of them too. I'll need to find some spare wall space to hang them.
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