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Violinpostcards

October 25, 2005 at 10:37 AM

I am collecting violinpostcards. Here are some examples. The painter Henri Berssenbrugge (1873-1959) has painted in 1915 the French actor, violinist and singer Odette Myrtil. From this painting they made this postcard. The clothing of violinwoman has changed through the years, compared with L.Brava or J.Jansen. “Hartelijk gefeliciteerd” means “ Hearty Congratulations”
Addition: Sorry, it was not a painting but a bromineoiloverprint of a foto made by Henri Berssenbrugge, who was not a painter but a photographer.



Nice!
Ugh! Double ugh! Bring back the violinchixx! ;)
I'm basically with Eric on this.

I have somthing in the middle. Cover art from a 1957 issue of Coronet Magazine showing an innocent but sexy girl practicing.

The top card is a nice one, and the photos of Janine are well done if a bit revealing. She doesn't look like a slut and has a beautiful body that should be able to be shown. The shot in the suit is a bit gratuitous -- in general a woman won't wear a suit without something underneath if it fits that loosely, as it's not comfortable to move carefully every moment in order to keep from...um...popping out of ones outfit? For people who don't see the difference between the hot chixxx and these photos...Well...What can I say? =^/
I enjoyed looking at the violin postcards. Very nice. Thanks for posting them.
Sorry, Bram, but in light of your completely openminded attitude towards the violin concerto literature (i.e. "it's all good and worthy of being played just because it's rare, and regardless of its merits") and your similar attitude, it seems, to sensuality vs. pornography, the following lines seemed entirely to speak of you when first I read them today.

James Merrill
from THE VICTOR DOG

Bix to Buxtehude to Boulez,
The little white dog on the Victor label
Listens long and hard as he is able.
It's all in a day's work, whatever plays.

From judgment, it would seem, he has refrained.
He even listens earnestly to Bloch,
Then builds a church upon our acid rock.
He's man's - no - he's the Leirmann's best friend,

Or would be if hearing and listening were the same.
DOES he hear?...etc.

Sorry, but this isn't open-mindedness. It's numb-mindedness to say that good and bad, porn or sensuality, all life and art is the same. Numb minded because it tells the brain that it's ok not to work, it's ok not to do the job the brain was designed for: to SIFT.

Hi Emil,

But don't you agree that there is something sort of refreshing about Bram's tastes? He doesn't fit into any (American) stereotypes very well....He likes porn and identifies with the truck drivers and enjoys hanging with the boys drinking beer, yet he has a passion for the visual arts, even decorated roof tiles, and he is an absolute devotee of classical reperetoire and even plays violin excessively with no shame and great enthusiasm.

Do you think Bram is stereotypical in Holland ;-) (Something tells me that he is an individual there too...)

I think Bram has more of a crush on Janine and Julia than he does on Linda--even though he likes to get us worked up over the fantabulous finn.