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Harnett was a realist painter of subjects that were often "unreal," in that they were of extremely realistic detail but the overall compositions made little sense. A case in point is The Old Violin. The instrument is hanging on a cabinet door; fine, but what are the sheet music and envelope doing there? Were they pasted there, and if so, why? However, let me set the artistic questions aside and get to the point of my posting. I draw your attention to the blue envelope:
I am simply flabbergasted by the astounding detail with which Harnett painted this envelope, sent from Paris to New York. Here are my questions:
Which French stamp is it?
What is the meaning of the circled numeral 1, the boxed letter R, and the blue 35754?
(And by the way, I'm not posting this as a quiz; I really don't know and would appreciate your expert knowledge put to task.)
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And of course, here is the reciprocal topical stamp (Scott #1386) of another, similar Harnett painting:
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Thank you, Chris. That pretty much nails it.
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I wonder if the address on the envelope was really his address?
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Well he was certainly in NY when he died or at least on burial, guess he is still there a few feet deep. Could not find a census copy for him but he would probably be on the 1890/1 census.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=31173314&ref=acom
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My guess is that it is indeed his address. This location is in Union Square, only a few blocks from Cooper Union (then Cooper Institute) where he studied for a time. Also, he studied in Europe and undoubtedly received correspondence from Paris.
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Wouldn't it be a hoot if this cover still existed?
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Although I'd like to start a thread on fine art topicals (or thematics), I'm going begin with the reverse, namely a painting of a stamp rather than a stamp of a painting. I'm referring to The Old Violin, by William Harnett (1848-1892):
Harnett was a realist painter of subjects that were often "unreal," in that they were of extremely realistic detail but the overall compositions made little sense. A case in point is The Old Violin. The instrument is hanging on a cabinet door; fine, but what are the sheet music and envelope doing there? Were they pasted there, and if so, why? However, let me set the artistic questions aside and get to the point of my posting. I draw your attention to the blue envelope:
I am simply flabbergasted by the astounding detail with which Harnett painted this envelope, sent from Paris to New York. Here are my questions:
Which French stamp is it?
What is the meaning of the circled numeral 1, the boxed letter R, and the blue 35754?
(And by the way, I'm not posting this as a quiz; I really don't know and would appreciate your expert knowledge put to task.)
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And of course, here is the reciprocal topical stamp (Scott #1386) of another, similar Harnett painting:
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Thank you, Chris. That pretty much nails it.
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I wonder if the address on the envelope was really his address?
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Well he was certainly in NY when he died or at least on burial, guess he is still there a few feet deep. Could not find a census copy for him but he would probably be on the 1890/1 census.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=31173314&ref=acom
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My guess is that it is indeed his address. This location is in Union Square, only a few blocks from Cooper Union (then Cooper Institute) where he studied for a time. Also, he studied in Europe and undoubtedly received correspondence from Paris.
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Wouldn't it be a hoot if this cover still existed?
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