tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post1810924837583009504..comments2024-03-28T11:41:43.558+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: Varzy, a mass, and a paintingKen Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-28193706538963671262011-06-12T09:59:26.547+02:002011-06-12T09:59:26.547+02:00Hi Betty-Ann,
That painting was given to the Varzy...Hi Betty-Ann,<br />That painting was given to the Varzy Museum in 1867 and probably was never hung because of its size. At the time, the museum was housed in what is now the town hall and I guess the ceilings were not high enough to accommodate that painting. I guess it was unframed and rolled up early in its stay in Varzy, put into reserve, and never reframed. It is not in the best of shape, but still better than two other of my grandfather's paintings in the museum in Amiens, which are also rolled up but in a very sorry condition. My impression after talking with the curator is that they'd like to lend it to another museum who would spend money to restore it, reframe it and be able to hang it properly.<br /><br />Until the Patrimoine Act of 2002 most museums were not really required to take good care of their collections, especially of the less well-known artists, such as my grandfather. So sad!chmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-2401954009357513042011-06-12T06:18:38.410+02:002011-06-12T06:18:38.410+02:00I'm wondering too why the painting is rolled u...I'm wondering too why the painting is rolled up rather than hung up.<br /><br />Thanks for the great trip, Ken!BettyAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18269536755938278851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-40237158395080720502011-06-11T23:34:53.784+02:002011-06-11T23:34:53.784+02:00You have reminded me why we didn't choose to h...You have reminded me why we didn't choose to have a home in northern France, even though we love it - it rains a lot.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-46625620745805387492011-06-11T19:50:12.783+02:002011-06-11T19:50:12.783+02:00LOVE the hôtel de ville.LOVE the hôtel de ville.Starmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12386841450183061541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-33582222802215245252011-06-11T18:48:37.329+02:002011-06-11T18:48:37.329+02:00A beautiful painting. Your picture must just be o...A beautiful painting. Your picture must just be of a portion of it, given the size. Love the scale model of the church.<br /><br />So with all this this rain is the secheresse over?Diogenesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-86588744912434281472011-06-11T17:36:45.043+02:002011-06-11T17:36:45.043+02:00You were in my old neck of the woods. I wish I cou...You were in my old neck of the woods. I wish I could find someone who blogs from my old grounds but it is such the boondocks, no such luck. I am glad you are back home as I was thinking you might be caught in the "Pentecôte" holiday traffic.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06031276247743743680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-49469084083060081652011-06-11T17:17:14.107+02:002011-06-11T17:17:14.107+02:00What a great trip! Thanks for taking us along.What a great trip! Thanks for taking us along.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15170098781777190491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-79795638168989302132011-06-11T16:33:54.725+02:002011-06-11T16:33:54.725+02:00That's a wonderful painting. Too bad it's ...That's a wonderful painting. Too bad it's rolled up in a closet somewhere.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-86543571750133930772011-06-11T15:04:26.148+02:002011-06-11T15:04:26.148+02:00Hi Judy, CHM just told me that he has a book that ...Hi Judy, CHM just told me that he has a book that gives biographies of famous, successful people from the Picardy region. He read in that book that his grandfather's painting had been bought by the French government back in the late 1860s and ceded to the museum in Varzy, which still owns it.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-58881210075127549972011-06-11T13:27:23.925+02:002011-06-11T13:27:23.925+02:00Again... CHM's grandfather's work is just ...Again... CHM's grandfather's work is just stunning. How did he know that this town had one of his grandfather's paintings? <br /><br />JudySeine Judeet (Judith)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07407353544376132484noreply@blogger.com