Mountainous memory. Lloyd and I stopped at some thrift stores on Saturday. At one, I stopped in my tracks looking at a gigantic mountain landscape painting. I was absolutely sure it was the one that hung over the couch in my childhood home. Those mountains! How could it possibly be different?
It was driving me mad! What were the chances? Had that painting, which my parents no longer owned, followed me to Nebraska!
Thankfully, I have a Flickr account that has uploads of childhood photos, and I was able to fact-check it.
I was wrong. Different painting.
So close!
Different painting but same mountain?
Same painter?
In lieu of making today’s post, I’ll answer your comment. The thrift store painting was a print of a painting (Mountain Mist, I think) by Violet Parkhurst, a famous artist. Her genuine work can go for gobs of money. I tried ‘zoom in’ and ‘enhance’ with the photos of our painting that I could find in my Flickr account, but nothing came up. Do you know the artist?
No, I don’t know the name of the artist. If the print is still here, I haven’t any idea where it is or where to look for it.
I have the same painting. The name is “Parkhurst”
I hope you bought it. Looks great.
I have this painting and your the only one I see that has the same
I have this painting as well, it hung over the couch at my grandma’s house when I was little, and it was given to me when she passed.
I also have this painting my husband bought around 2017-2018 I believe from eBay
how much is it worth ?
My boyfriend has the same picture but Parkhurst’s name is written on the lower left corner of the painting.
My parents still have the “painting” and it’s hanging on the wall over the couch. 1972. It’s called Pine Lake by Parkhurst.