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Originally Posted by Garth Herrick
Good question, Alex.
I've come back to this Vermeer many times:
Garth
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I'm with you, Garth. I go back to that Vermeer many times - literally. I grew up in the DC area and every time I go to the National Gallery I make a point to see this and the three other Vermeers they have. When I was 14, I was wandering around the NG one day, taking in all the fabulous Rembrandts(!) and I turned into this little, poorly lit room, connecting two larger galleries, and I beheld for the first time, these paintings by Vermeer. I had never heard of him. I was BLOWN AWAY....by this one in particular. I wouldn't mind owning this.
The nice thing about this painting also, is how small it is (approx 7" X 9"). So it would be easy to hide if the cops came snooping around.
More recently, this one has caused me some severe "retina-burn."