3 years ago I asked my father in law to reproduce his second ” Girl With A Pearl Earring ” by
( by Johannes Vermeer) for me, because I really love to have that painting. He had made a reproduction in the past but has given it away to someone who has no understanding whatsoever of the painting (lucky lucky person indeed!) or who Johannes Vermeer was in the Dutch History.
I am not going to say that I know the whole history behind J. Vermeer because I don’t. But when I saw his paintings at Mauritshuis (Museum in Den Haag) I became an instant Vermeer fan. And before I realize it, my father in law has reproduced his paintings and 2 still hang in his house. But not the one that I want.
Unfortunately, it is still unfinished. My father in law has lost the flexibility of his fingers and could no longer hold his brushes, which frustrates him endlessly. The unfinished painting stands on top of his paint desk and has remained so for the past 2 years. I told my father in law that I still want to have it, finished or not. The important thing is, that he tried to paint it…for me.
Unfinished “Girl With A Pearl Earring” (known as the Mona Lisa of the North)
Posted on Sep 21, 2007 under arts |
Another of Johannes Vermeer’s painting which was FIL’s reproduction.
THE LITTLE STREET.
This is one of my husband’s favorite paintings of his father. It represents the old Holland way of life, history preserved in this painting. The women in their typical dutch clothings spending their time doing the everyday domestic chores, the old weary bricks…the total surrounding never fail to catch my attention as well.
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My father-in-law has (re)produced 70 paintings so far. He started painting approximately 40 years ago and I must say that he is really good considering he never had any formal lessons nor training in painting. Colors he would just mix in his head and he has once told me that ” everything would just fall in their places “ . Father-in-law has given away some of them to few good friends who were willing to pay for the paintings but my father in law would never sell them. It was enough for him that his friends are happy with his work.
But it wasn’t only friends who are impressed with his work, some galleries have offered him to exhibit his paintings but he always refused. Simple man that he is. NO to money (big or small amount) and NO to exhibits. And all his remaining paintings will remain in the family. Never to be given away. Probably because he has given away more than he wanted to.
Below is one of my favorites, this one hangs in his wall…in his bedroom to be exact. I’m glad he hasn’t given this one away, whew!
One time when we went to his house for a visit, I was armed with my camera with the intention of capturing his paintings so I just started shooting and came up with a bunch of pictures, so this will be a series of his work. I hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoy taking their pictures.
” Milk Maid ” (1658-1660) by Johannes Vermeer
Johannes Vermeer or Jan Vermeer (baptized October 31, 1632, died December 15, 1675) was a Dutch painter who specialized in domestic interior scenes of ordinary bourgeois life. His entire life was spent in the town of Delft. Vermeer was a moderately successful provincial painter in his lifetime. He seems to have never been particularly wealthy, perhaps due to the fact that he produced relatively few paintings, leaving his wife and eleven children in debt at his death.
Virtually forgotten for nearly two hundred years, in 1866 the art critic Thoré Bürger published an essay attributing 66 pictures to him (only 35 paintings are firmly attributed to him today). Since that time Vermeer’s reputation has grown, and he is now acknowledged as one of the greatest painters of the Dutch Golden Age, and is particularly renowned for his masterly treatment and use of light in his work. ……wikipedia source
deel 1 ( part 1) of the series.
These paintings are hanging on the walls of the Philippine Embassy in The Hague. I had to get a new passport and when I saw these paintings by Filipino Artists, I knew that I just had to take some photos. Fortunately I was given permission to do so. I think the most fortunate thing was, that I had my camera with me!
By the way, I also met two Filipino artists while I was at the embassy, one was Mr. Edwin Edralin whose work (one of them) was featured here and Mr. Manuel Baldemor (if you will google his name, you’ll see his work for sure.)
This first painting would greet you when you enter the consulate room, quite an impressive and big painting to miss.
I was told this was finished by several artists within an hour and painted right there at the embassy. Unfortunately I only remembered two of the artists ‘ names, Aris Bagtas (one sample of his painting) and Fidel Sarmiento.
If you look closely on top of the canvas, you’ll see what seems like a masking tape, but that’s actually painted. I thought that was so cool!
The bottom painting is owned by Helen Guevarra (attache and finance officer) and hangs in her office. I was not able to take picture of the whole canvas because the room was so small and I only had my 105mm macro lens, I didn’t had the needed room to move.
title (if I’m not mistaken) ” Magkai-Vigan”
I wish to extend my HELLO to Ms. Helen Guevarra, Ms. Mila Monje and Mr. Edwin Edralin, How are you doing guys?!!
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