“All the pathos and irony of leaving one’s youth behind is thus implicit in every joyous moment of travel: one knows that the first joy can never be recovered, and the wise traveler learns not to repeat successes but tries new places all the time.” Paul Fussell
**A question: Does anyone know who this painting is by?
Published by Adrienne Morris
Adrienne Morris is author of the novel The House on Tenafly Road (selected as an Editors' Choice Book by The Historical Novel Society and a Notable Indie Book of the Year) and The Tenafly Road Series, the continuing historical saga of the Weldon and Crenshaw families of Gilded Age Englewood, New Jersey.
Adrienne lives on a small Upstate New York farm with her human and animal family.
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Sorry, Adrienne. Can’t help
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That’s okay. 🙂
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Wonderful post! I love the quote by Twain especially. The painting looks early Impressionist. Could it be Manet?
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Me, too. 🙂 We will just have to find out won’t we. Have a good day, Nic.
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The painting is signed, bottom right corner, but I can’t read it in this copy. There is also a notation in the bottom left corner that I think it may be a title. I don’t think it’s a Manet.
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Good spot! I need my glasses. 🙂
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Have you tried a reverse image search?
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Don’t even know what that is 🙂 I will look it up though!
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I use tineye, but I believe Google also has this function. All you do is upload an image, and they do a reverse search for it. It will show you everywhere an image already exists on the Internet. It’s a very helpful tool.
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Thanks, Maedez!
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You’re welcome! 🙂
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William Kennedy. No I’m not an art genius. Just found it on Google image search. http://www.artfund.org/supporting-museums/art-weve-helped-buy/artwork/10299/stirling-station
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Hurray! Thank you.
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Don’t know the artist, but really like the picture. Agree with Mark Twain, but not sure I agree about revisiting places, or memories of youth, or truths…… have found new riches in old places, memories, and truths when revisited at new stages of life.
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I agree with you. I’m a very nostalgic person so when I revisit places the experience is usually richer than the original 🙂
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Glad to learn about William Kennedy.
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Glad I revisited to find out the artist – thank you, George Crawford.
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