After that I took them to my favourite store in the city that was conveniently steps away, The Elegant Garage Sale. Half of my apartment is from that store (not counting furniture, though I wish it counted furniture!). We browsed for a while and for $20 I walked away with two gorgeous framed pictures - "The Sunflower" and "The Cottage Maid".
I am in love with the younger girl, honestly it was love at first sight. I saw them, thought about them, then walked away and told myself if my interview went well I'd come back for them. I finished browsing the store, only to come back to see them off and noticed someone else looking at them! My heart nearly leapt out of my chest, and that's when I knew I had to buy them on the spot. No waiting around.
The framing on the prints was done quite a while ago, back when no one had a phone number of their own! I'm saving the advertising tags for the framing company, since they're old and they make me smile. I'll likely reframe them though (I did take them out of their frames, which involved pulling nails out of the frame!) or at least paint the frames a different colour. We'll see.
Just a close up of the girl, since she's so gorgeous and deserves to be shown off. Despite its age, the print is in good condition! The other lady must have had a leaky roof in her cottage, because she has a nice water stain (not that I mind, I actually quite like water stains). I love her expression, and her lips! And those ringlets! Lovely.
And a shot to show off the gorgeous detailing around the portrait. This one was definitely fancier than the other one, and I think it fits the subjects, since she appears to be of a much higher class than the Cottage Maid.
The only thing that's left now is a name! I think I might end up calling her Ophelia. She definitely looks like an Ophelia.
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