tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post6970472290238760841..comments2024-03-29T04:16:43.389-04:00Comments on Reggie Darling: Is She Really Who and What She Is Purported To Be?Reggie Darlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04044215790585354363noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-66361023064722884672015-02-11T02:49:21.756-05:002015-02-11T02:49:21.756-05:00Dear M Darling, I located a miniature looking like...Dear M Darling, I located a miniature looking like your portrait. It is about a German school of the second half of the XIXth century but the image is inverted. If it interests you you can see it at the address: https://www.expertissim.com/miniatures/ecole-allemande-du-xixe-portrait-de-femme-au-chapeau-miniature-o12158601.html<br />Audouxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-29240862029858792632011-08-26T06:42:08.263-04:002011-08-26T06:42:08.263-04:00Dear Anon 5:42: Thank you for your comment, and c...Dear Anon 5:42: Thank you for your comment, and clearing up the uncertainty of my little painting's creator. You are absolutely correct, the signature is of "n. daffinger" and not "M. Daffinger." Considering that I did not pay much for the picture, and it was not sold to me as being a product of the M. Daffinger, I don't feel duped in the slightest. While it would be most pleasing if this were verifiably by M. Daffinger, I would of course be thrilled, but now I am happy to know that I (still) have a pretty and decorative little picture painted in his manner only. I appreciate your expertise, and input. Thank you -- ReggieReggie Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044215790585354363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-64984166070999745752011-08-26T05:42:25.927-04:002011-08-26T05:42:25.927-04:00Dear Mr. Darling,
first of all let me express my d...Dear Mr. Darling,<br />first of all let me express my deepest sympathy for your blog and your endeavour to enrich our dark and dull world with your both aesthetically and intellectually pleasing musings. As you probably realize from my terrible english spelling i am German, and an art historian too. Whilst my main interests are the old masters and the decorative arts from Holbein to Lebrun and from Gothic to John Fowler, i have encountered several Daffingers over the last several years, as i work for a dealer and am in Vienna quite often. Unfortunetely, from a very embarrassing experience, i know your signature quite well, and have to tell you what i was told: your signature reads n.Daffinger, not M. Daffinger. the little n. stands for "nach" which means "after". This was often applied by contemporary artist copying Daffinger, who was immensely popular in Biedermeier Vienna. So your signature actually means "after Daffinger". I am pretty sure though that the identification is right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-42419947210764746092011-05-05T06:37:51.750-04:002011-05-05T06:37:51.750-04:00What a delightful blog this is.
I came here quite ...What a delightful blog this is.<br />I came here quite by accident via Jane and Lance's blog and find much to admire.<br /><br />This is a world which I had thought all but gone and I certainly have not found described in blogland before.<br /><br />Your miniature is equally delightful and I hope you will continue to derive much pleasure from it.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-26671887418798450282011-05-04T10:04:05.653-04:002011-05-04T10:04:05.653-04:00Great and interesting post. I love your taste in a...Great and interesting post. I love your taste in art. Have a wonderful Wednesday!<br />Xo,<br />E + JAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-73250310890568774052011-05-04T09:09:25.349-04:002011-05-04T09:09:25.349-04:00Regardless, it has great decorative value.Regardless, it has great decorative value.The Devoted Classicisthttp://tdclassicist.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-43277011736124386672011-05-04T07:30:44.437-04:002011-05-04T07:30:44.437-04:00The main goal of collecting is the fun in research...The main goal of collecting is the fun in researching the objects. Although instant authentications and attributions are dangerous, your portrait is definitely worth checking out further.<br /><br /> I noticed that the neck seems very long, and the shoulders have a sort of slumped, shapeless quality, similar to other works by Daffinger on the internet. Still, the shoulder-neck continuum is possibly a little exaggerated on your miniature, and the technique of the lace seems different from the portrait of Countess Ferdinandine Karolyi.<br /><br /> Of course, a workshop effort could explain all this--perhaps assistants painted the body and background, and Daffinger painted the face; that would account for the slight seeming dissociation of the face and neck seen in several of Daffinger's works (also his high output).<br /><br /> If I were in New York I would make an appointment with the Met--their experts have amazing knowledge, they rarely have vested interests in confirming or denying authenticity, and they may have a bunch of other Daffingers put away for comparison. Usually the truth is complex, and Yes-No answers are rare.Parnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-27871036742627239842011-05-03T23:14:37.531-04:002011-05-03T23:14:37.531-04:00She's lovely wherever she came from and the fr...She's lovely wherever she came from and the frame is pretty special, too. I have a small collection of miniatures myself which began with an inherited pile of them that I have been judiciously adding to. They mystery is half the fun.Lynne Rutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03861049506323014982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-35569585437891186572011-05-03T21:39:03.669-04:002011-05-03T21:39:03.669-04:00Anon 5:09: You may be right, as I note in this ess...Anon 5:09: You may be right, as I note in this essay I am not convinced this was done by Daffinger. I shall see what I can find from such an expert and report back when I do so. ReggieReggie Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044215790585354363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-2826405747878367472011-05-03T17:09:23.114-04:002011-05-03T17:09:23.114-04:00The best way to check whether the painting is old ...The best way to check whether the painting is old and genuine, is to pop it out of the frame and exmine it under a glass. Obviously, you are loathed to do that, because the old paperbacking would be torn!<br /><br />My advice is to nip over to Sotheby's or Christie's during your lunch hour, where some charming 'smootherboy' will tell that it was made c.1940, that the frame is made of bone and the picture is a photo print.<br /><br />Sorry to be so blunt, but my mother-in-law in Scotland left us two similar pictures. In our pictures the paper backing was from an ancient English tome.<br />Over here, UK, its worth about 50 quid!<br /><br />That dealer in Washington, knew his trade.<br /><br />Good luck and I hope you prove me wrong and look forward to the next installment<br /><br />Best<br /><br />ARAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-9144853157068180452011-05-03T12:45:26.999-04:002011-05-03T12:45:26.999-04:00Exquisite. Fabulous frame, as well. Interesting po...Exquisite. Fabulous frame, as well. Interesting post.Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-64401834232313464602011-05-03T11:35:11.008-04:002011-05-03T11:35:11.008-04:00Yes, I do think its original. Especially in the si...Yes, I do think its original. Especially in the signature to the right on the portrait of Botha, there is a striking similarity.Also the same placement of signature on the portrait of the military officer. Wonderful post, Reggie.<br />xx<br />julieJulie Whitmore Potteryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12283540996942265818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-55593242192983021112011-05-03T10:02:07.149-04:002011-05-03T10:02:07.149-04:00Reggie, what an interesting post. Whether a an au...Reggie, what an interesting post. Whether a an authenic Daffinger or a painting by a student of Daffinger, the miniature is a lovely piece of art (and history) in its own right.<br /><br />It's difficult for us today to realize the importance of miniatures for transmitting visual images and information before the invention of photography.Belle de Villehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14045827018848979761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-37371270595892286522011-05-03T09:17:50.601-04:002011-05-03T09:17:50.601-04:00It's such a pleasure to read scholarly posting...It's such a pleasure to read scholarly postings such as this one. I appreciate all the research that went into this, and for starting the day with both a good history lesson and lovely images.Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.com