We follow the fortunes of Marie Triepcke and her entourage as she builds her life, first in Paris where she studies art, then through her numerous visits to Skagen, her marriage to Krøyer - and its failure - and her encounter with her subsequent partner, musician Hugo Alvén. We recognise Marie's mettle early on when she persuades her family that she should study in Paris
Spenser had a simple job-protect an art scholar during a ransom exchange for a stolen painting. No one was supposed to die. But the scholar had secrets no one knew, and uncovering them will endanger Spenser as well.
An illustrated guide to the colorful painted Victorian homes of San Francisco.
Hired by a museum to provide protection during a ransom exchange for a stolen painting, Spenser is personally outraged when the ransom fails and the painting is not recovered, a case that makes him question the innocence of the art scholar ...
Now, eleven years after the original Painted Ladies these authors feel it is the perfect time to take their thousands of readers back to San Francisco and give them a...
The great photographs show us, and the delightful text and captions tell us, how San Francisco's Painted Ladies have enjoyed an astonishing renaissance.
Watkins Glen , N.Y .: The American Life Foundation , 1978 . Barber , George F. George F. Barber's Cottage Souvenir Number Two . With a new Introduction by Michael A. Tomlan . Watkins Glen , N.Y .: The American Life Foundation , 1982 .
In 1978, a landmark book about San Francisco's Victorian houses sparked a revolution known as The Colorist Movement. Painted Ladies became the bible for the restoration and rejuvenation of Victorians...
Describes and illustrates the effects of the San Francisco-based Colorist movement on Victorian-style buildings around the United States
Lavallee's watercolors feature highly stylized characters, whimsical and happy, and dressed in vibrant colors.
Describes the physical characteristics, habits, and stages of development of painted lady butterflies.