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Wistmore
@wistmore.bsky.social
Celebrating the old, the tattered and dusty and forgotten – literature, art and ideas from erstwhile eras. Book & typewriter collector.
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Here's a painting I like; Tannenwald by Gustav Klimt:
November 10, 2023 at 1:11 AM
The colors are great, and the detail is impressive for their size. He painted a lot of them on old cigar box covers. And he was self-taught!

One of my favorites, The Bookworm:
October 24, 2023 at 10:57 PM
Carl Spitzweg was a German romanticist painter who I've admired over the years. His paintings have a sense of humor as he paints himself into nearly each one in different settings. I love being able to see his work in person in Milwaukee!

artsandculture.google.com/story/carl-s...
October 24, 2023 at 7:31 PM
He loved books, those undemanding but faithful friends.

— Victor Hugo
September 13, 2023 at 3:47 PM
This will be me:
August 25, 2023 at 5:01 PM
I can't understate how ready I am for fall.
August 25, 2023 at 4:59 PM