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Elizabeth Wharton Drexel by Giovanni Boldini

otterine

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I tried out two works of art by Giovanni Boldini. These are quick printouts on regular paper. Before using them, I will sharpen and brighten them in PhotoShop and print on Art Canvas by The Crafty PC.

This was my original idea for this space: the 1905 portrait of Elizabeth Wharton Drexel. I first saw this gorgeous painting in person during a trip to Newport, Rhode Island. It is located in The Elms, one of the magnificent mansions there.

While the other painting is darker and has sharper brushstrokes, this one ties in the reds and oranges in the room and lightens the mood just a bit.

I am so torn between them. I think I'll just have to wait until the room is all together and then try them again. Whichever painting I don't use in the parlor can perhaps go in the bedroom, though I have another painting in mind there.

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otterine

Thank you! I really love this one and it does seem more to me a parlor painting. The other would work well in a bedroom, I think...it's a more intimate and reflective pose.

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biomom

They are both lovely and I'm glad you are using both...I have a slight preference for this one in this room as I think it will help pull out the beautiful red trim on your furniture.

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