The Daily Painting: Japanese Prints

Friday, May 14, 2010

Japanese Prints

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Leonard Campbell Taylor

(French, 1874-1969)

Japanese Prints or The Portfolio, ????

Oil on canvas

4 comments:

The Other KatieMay 14, 2010 at 3:10 PM
I really really like this...but I'm trying to figure out, what is that hanging on the wall? Almost looks like a belt. :-/
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KatherineMay 14, 2010 at 5:28 PM
Oh how gorgeous! Look at that dress! ^.^

And I'm not sure about that think on the wall . . . weird looking . . . ::/
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R. A.May 14, 2010 at 11:24 PM
Tis. I wondered too.
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Juan A.May 16, 2010 at 4:05 PM
Delicious, really.
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