tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1189514062264938733.post1335445927621247259..comments2023-10-29T23:35:29.738+00:00Comments on Love Letter from London: Love Letter to an Artist #2Miss Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952933650748631441noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1189514062264938733.post-38137825783364691712012-11-19T23:49:52.118+00:002012-11-19T23:49:52.118+00:00They did indeed have Holman Hunt's Lady of Sha...They did indeed have Holman Hunt's Lady of Shalott. Perhaps I should have inspected it more closely but unfortunately it was vying for attention in the same room as many Burne Jones paintings so it was an unfair battle. But no, no Waterhouse! That dawned on me after my first visit. Nor was there any Leighton. I would generally associate them both with the Pre-Raphaelite style but I'm no art historian... Perhaps they are considered to be the next wave that followed soon after the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, rather than an intrinsic part of the movement? The exhibition was focusing on the avant-garde nature of the Pre-Raphaelites and maybe artists such as Waterhouse, being that little bit later, didn't qualify as suitably revolutionary?<br /><br />Ah, and yes, your exclamations to empty rooms sound very much like my reactions to some art! Sometimes it's too much to keep in, even if there's no one to hear you.Miss Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06952933650748631441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1189514062264938733.post-89381556723451803842012-11-19T07:59:57.043+00:002012-11-19T07:59:57.043+00:00Very interesting observations, Miss Marie. Did th...Very interesting observations, Miss Marie. Did they have Holman Hunt's Lady of Shalott? It's quite incredible and dramatic with her swirling hair and tangled in her tapestry threads. Wallis's Chatterton always breaks my heart - that poor boy! No Waterhouse?! He is my favourite. I'm drawn to his paintings even before I know they are his. Apparently he was greatly influenced by your Millais. You are right about the myriad reproductions of the more famous works. My book has ones I've never seen elsewhere, but are truly beautiful. Enough so to move me almost to tears and exclaim to the empty room "But they are SO beautiful!" Thank you for stirring this again.Susan Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06096174755215969268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1189514062264938733.post-10342221684305724392012-11-18T19:11:57.047+00:002012-11-18T19:11:57.047+00:00Glad you enjoyed reading my take on it. Likewise w...Glad you enjoyed reading my take on it. Likewise with your post!Miss Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06952933650748631441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1189514062264938733.post-882279661539008752012-11-14T21:47:33.904+00:002012-11-14T21:47:33.904+00:00Heya, well watched! Nice to read your take on this...Heya, well watched! Nice to read your take on this exhibition after seeing it myself. superheidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912074343442864029noreply@blogger.com