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The Reading Woman II Book of Postcards

The Reading Woman II Book of Postcards

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Published with: the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Description

Whether routes to escape or paths to enlightenment, books create enticing worlds so absorbing to the reader that other realities fade away. A painting of a woman immersed in a book suggests a story of its own: the woman is at peace, or not; perhaps she is silently thrilled by the words she reads. Is she stealing a moment from daily routine to indulge her love of literature? Is she studiously searching the pages for illumination? Is this book the one that will change her life? Little wonder that the reading woman has appeared in art for hundreds of years. She is a beautiful enigma, an untold tale, a fragment of a life momentarily set free from its long, complex story. This book of postcards presents 30 quietly joyous paintings of women reading, including works by Laura Coombs, Childe Hassam, Mary Cassatt, John Singer Sargent, Lilian Westcott Hale, Edgar Degas, and many others.

Details

30 color reproductions bound in a handy postcard collection
  • Mail the postcards, or keep the book for your own collection
  • Decorate your office or dorm room with a wall of images
  • Informative introductory text
  • Backs of postcards offer enough room for short messages
  • Perforated for easy removal
  • Oversized postcards may require additional postage
  • Pomegranate’s books of postcards feature exclusive selections of art from museums and artists around the world

Published with the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Book: 6.875 x 4.75 x .375 in.
Postcard: 6.5 x 4.75 in.

ISBN 9780764941092

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