Sunday, February 11, 2024


Leopold von Kalckreuth
german 1855-1928
:great uncle to dietrich bonhoeffer:
The Artist's Wife, 1885/1890
watercolor over graphite on wove paper
8 7/8 x 11 7/8 inches
National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
~
it is well with my soul
horatio g. spafford, 1873
written at sea
near the spot his four daughters were lost
(ss ville du havre)
~
...and while en route to reunite with his wife who survived;
telegramming her husband from wales:
"saved alone.  what shall i do?"

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