"One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture
and, if possible, speak a few reasonable words." ~Goethe

~ also, if possible, to dwell in "a house where all's accustomed, ceremonious." ~Yeats

Tuesday, January 14, 2025

Friends in Art

BEST FRIENDS FOREVER
~ ACCUSTOMED, CEREMONIOUS ~
The Tea Party
by Edward Cucuel (1875 - 1954)

“Friendship is certainly the finest balm
for the pangs of disappointed love.”


~ Jane Austen ~
Northanger Abbey
[Volume I, Chapter IV]

An essay in pictures . . .

Two Ladies on a Bench
by Edward Cucuel (1875 - 1954)


Borbee Plays the Flute, ca 1908
by Florence Kate Upton (1873 – 1922)


Two Girls In The Garden At Montmartre, 1895
by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841 – 1919)


The Bathers, 1925
Jose de Almada-Negreiros (1893 - 1970)


Two Women Throwing Flowers, 1872
by Mary Cassatt (1844 - 1926)


Two Women in a Boat
by Frederick Arthur Bridgman (1847 - 1928)


Two Women in Renaissance Dress, One Playing a Lute
by Frank Stone (1800 – 1859)


Two Young Women Seated, ca 1900
by William Henry Margetson (1861 - 1940)
The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, not the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship; it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when you discover that someone else believes in you and is willing to trust you with a friendship.”
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson ~

Earlier Emerson Posts: QK ~ FN ~ KL
Enough excellent transcendental advice
to get you through the entire year!

Coming in two weeks: "Sisters, Friends"

Next Fortnightly Post
Tuesday, January 28th

Between now and then, read

THE QUOTIDIAN KIT
my shorter, almost daily blog posts
www.dailykitticarriker.blogspot.com

Looking for a good book? Try
KITTI'S LIST
my running list of recent reading
www.kittislist.blogsppot.com

1 comment:

  1. Beautiful paintings and Emerson's words here are right on!

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