The Daily Painting: A Comforting Friend

Friday, June 25, 2010

A Comforting Friend

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Arthur Wardle

(English, 1864-1949)

A Comforting Friend, ????

Oil on canvas

2 comments:

Jessica GreysonJune 25, 2010 at 8:54 AM
Aw, so sweet.
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AnonymousJuly 15, 2010 at 10:46 PM
ooh that is a sad painting... :( the dog makes it a bit happy though. :) you're right---it Is sweet. :)

:-* CM
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