books0977:
“ Portrait of Helen Beatrice Myfanwy Hughes, head and shoulders, three-quarter profile to the right, wearing a dark blue chiffon stole around her bare shoulders, her left hand raised (!931). Philip Alexius de László (Hungarian, 1869-1937)....

books0977:

Portrait of Helen Beatrice Myfanwy Hughes, head and shoulders, three-quarter profile to the right, wearing a dark blue chiffon stole around her bare shoulders, her left hand raised (!931). Philip Alexius de László (Hungarian, 1869-1937). Oil on canvasboard. 

On the reverse there is an inscription in John de Laszlo’s hand ‘Helen Hughes, aged 17, daughter of / Rt Hon. William Hughes, late Prime / Minister of Australia.’

fravery:
“A l e x a n d e r - D e i n e k a
Woman Reading
1934
”

fravery:

A l e x a n d e r - D e i n e k a
Woman Reading
1934

dappledwithshadow:
“ Edvard Munch
Man and Woman
1914
Drypoint printed in black ink on wove paper
”

dappledwithshadow:

Edvard Munch
Man and Woman
1914

Drypoint printed in black ink on wove paper

yesterdaysprint:
“ Sauk County Standard, Baraboo, Wisconsin, May 16, 1855
”

yesterdaysprint:

Sauk County Standard, Baraboo, Wisconsin, May 16, 1855

Humanity is not perfect in any fashion; no more in the case of evil than in that of good. The criminal has his virtues, just as the honest man has his weaknesses.
Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, Les Liaisons dangereuses
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naturaekos:

“You will never be able to escape from your heart. So it’s better to listen to what it has to say.”

— Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

oblivion-soave:
“ The Mathematician, 1994.
Anne Zahalka.
”

oblivion-soave:

The Mathematician, 1994.

Anne Zahalka.

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