repose

 
thomas couture
french
1815-1879
portrait, probably a study of the artist's daughter, berthe
oil on canvas
20 1/2 x 15 7/8 inches
signed with initials center left
christie's
old masters & 19th century paintings
lot 205
5.21.25
ny, ny
deaccessioned from a state university
...no comment
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song here
~
psalm 62:1
isaiah 30:15
jeremiah 29:13
十

pilgrim throng

piero di cosimo

italian

1462-1522

the young saint john the baptist, circa 1480-82

tempera and oil on wood

11 1/2 x 9 1/4 inches

metropolitan museum of art

ny, ny

~

isaiah 55:6-11

john 12:35
ephesians 4:14

~

lift high the cross

george william kitchin

~

...'yet on and onward still,

with hymn and chant and song,

through gate and porch and columned aisle

the hallowed pathways throng.'...
from

rejoice, o pilgrim throng

edward h. plumptre

十

Sov'reign

winslow homer
1836-1910
the life brigade, circa 1882
oil on canvas
12 x 17 3/8 inches
myron kunin collection of american art
minneapolis

~
depicting the moment before a volunteer life brigade embarks on a rescue mission at cullercoats
though likely painted after homer's return to the united states
~
hymn
'Jesus, Savior, pilot me
over life's tempestuous sea:
unknown waves before me roll,
hiding rocks and treach'rous shoal.
chart and compass come from Thee:
Jesus, Savior, pilot me.'

~
joshua 1:9
2 samuel 10:12
psalm 56:3
十

stayed

 helene schjerfbeck

finnish
1862-1946
girl at the gate, 1943-44
watercolor and charcoal on paper
21 x 16 1/2 inches
signed with initials upper right
sale:
sotheby's london
july 2022
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édouard vuillard
french
1868-1940
laundress, 1892
oil on board
8 1/2 x 10 inches
signed with initials lower left
cleveland museum of art
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song
~
psalm 27:14
ecclesiastes 3:11

isaiah 43:18-19
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good to me

 
angelo morbelli
italian
1853-1919
sunset in the mountains, 1907
oil on canvas
9 1/8 x 15 inches
sotheby's
tableaux 1400-1900
lot 49
paris
11 june 2025
~
song
~
psalm 121
十

overflow

photo: mine
nyc
@2019
~

song here
psalm 23
~
deuteronomy 30:3-6
isaiah 54:5-6

:speaking to the nation of israel here in these verses (i think) but the ability of scripture to speak straight to the individual hearts of His children is wondrous and a precious gift:
十

glory glory glory

helene schjerfbeck
finnish
1862-1946

félix vallotton
swiss/french
1865-1925
~
Immanuel's Land
'...i stand upon His merit, i know no other stand...'
anne ross cousin
1824-1906
british
~
romans 5:8
十

river of life

helene schjerfbeck

finnish
1862-1946
the seamstress, 1905
oil on canvas
37 1/2 x 33 inches
finnish national gallery

agnes goodsir
australian~lived in paris
1864-1939
woman reading, c. 1915
oil on canvas
28 x 36 inches
national gallery of victoria, melbourne
~
song here
john 7:38
revelation 22:1
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...who makes a way...

isaiah 43:16


félix vallotton
swiss/french
1865-1925
sunset, 1913
oil on canvas
private collection
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song
john 12:32
~
exodus 13:21
job 23:10
proverbs 17:3
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unsearchable

emilio longoni
italian
1859-1932
alone, 1900
pastel on paper
private collection

~
song here

antonio mancini
italian
1852-1930
the study, 1875
oil on canvas
20 1/4 x 26 inches
galleria nazionale d'arte moderna e contemporanea
rome
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romans 11:33
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