Maybe you do not think "Antibes" immediately if you see this... It is an aquarelle of a stained glass window (a "vitrail") in a beautiful villa that my colleague Chris Davenport of RHF-Antibes just sold. The aquarelle is for the former owners... The house itself is more than worthwhile and I'll write a post about it as soon as the other painting (for the new owners) is finished - but first a bit about this large stained glass window, that is found in the principle lounge area. It is listed within the ‘’Patrimoine de France’’, which means that it is formally a part of France’s heritage! Must be wonderful to have a work of art like that in your home... Apart from its' obvious worth, it is also a beautiful piece. I have had such fun painting it and love it even more now than when I just knew it from a picture. It is an ocean liner - or "Pâquebot", making waves in the sunshine. It used to belong to the Atrium on the 1st floor of the “Palais de la Méditerranée", where it was recovered after a fire - in 1932- that destroyed almost all of the palace. It was then transported to the Villa, with the permission of creator Marcel Dalmas, where it still is and will stay!
Palais de la Méditerranée - 1929
Maybe you do not think "Antibes" immediately if you see this... It is an aquarelle of a stained glass window (a "vitrail") in a beautiful villa that my colleague Chris Davenport of RHF-Antibes just sold. The aquarelle is for the former owners... The house itself is more than worthwhile and I'll write a post about it as soon as the other painting (for the new owners) is finished - but first a bit about this large stained glass window, that is found in the principle lounge area. It is listed within the ‘’Patrimoine de France’’, which means that it is formally a part of France’s heritage! Must be wonderful to have a work of art like that in your home... Apart from its' obvious worth, it is also a beautiful piece. I have had such fun painting it and love it even more now than when I just knew it from a picture. It is an ocean liner - or "Pâquebot", making waves in the sunshine. It used to belong to the Atrium on the 1st floor of the “Palais de la Méditerranée", where it was recovered after a fire - in 1932- that destroyed almost all of the palace. It was then transported to the Villa, with the permission of creator Marcel Dalmas, where it still is and will stay!
3 comments:
Marina,
Wat geweldig allemaal, zo interessant om te lezen. Ik volg je weblog wekelijks. Ziet er altijd zo mooi uit.
Tot gauw, liefs, Titia
Dit is lief van je Titia! Overigens, de komende weken komen er veel posts: we hebben goed verkocht dus veel schilderijtjes!
Ik kom veel bij je langs heb alleen nooit tijd om te commenten, maar het zijn altijd prachtige poststukken die je brengt ! Wat een goed verhaal over deze Paquebot ! Kus
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