Today my husband and I went to the Detroit Institute of Art where I gathered much inspiration, and saw this, one of my favorite paintings. We had a wonderful time.
About this painting called, The Nut Gatherers : It was created in 1882 by Les Noisettes and, I found out today, was a little edgy for it's time. The perspective is very low to the ground and close up to what's happening between these people. Doesn't it look as if you are sitting right next to them? This is (according to the DIA) the first painting to depict children in a way that invites the viewer right into their world.
I don't know enough about art to have realized this before it was pointed out to me at the museum. Perhaps it's why I've always liked this piece so much. I want to hear the secrets these girls are telling, and the painter has put me excruciatingly close without letting me hear. My imagination is captured. The Nut Gatherers is a great example of what good children's lit, or any good book is supposed to be. Real and honest and true.
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I'm glad you're back - posting on Quill. I've been wondering what the girls are saying too.
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