tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589105760911453392.post5025681151816415187..comments2024-03-25T03:15:21.061-07:00Comments on Art Contrarian: The Frick Collection's VermeersDonald Pittengerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11307228686847434740noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589105760911453392.post-12078925466405496032016-12-21T09:53:49.781-08:002016-12-21T09:53:49.781-08:00Your Vermeer post is another excellent addition to...Your Vermeer post is another excellent addition to your ongoing blog. Through the years, I've enjoyed telling people that Vermeer was the only artist slower than me. If nothing else, it was a nice way of referring to Vermeer and myself in the same sentence.<br /><br />The Vermeer that I think is one of the most outstanding paintings of that era is "Girl With a Red Hat". I think the painting is a definite stroke of genius. It captures a fleeting moment in time. It looks more like something from Degas or one of the impressionists hundreds of years later. If I had to pick five of my favorite paintings of all time—our gal in the red hat would be one of them. Check out the soft focus background—and that expression! Either she is flirting with us or she's saying, "Whaa..You gotta be kidden!"<br />Paul Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07953800994005887026noreply@blogger.com