French Brocante Line Up

French brocante   corey amaro

 

The French brocante line up: One red nose, one blue eye, five little buddies. Did they all come from the same home? They looked equally loved.

French Husband has soft heart wonder when he sees an old stuff animal at the brocante. Because of it, at the end of whatever brocante I am at, I try to find a favorite and take a photo of it. Today was a jackpot, five little bears.

A collection, a box full of the same item attracts attention, be it a pile of spoons, books, vases, shoes… a line up of bears.

 

 

Brocante corey amaro

 

My main attraction at the brocante these days are paintings and African masks. Re-doing our place in Cassis has taken me on a whole new path in designing. The above painting (part of it) I am putting in my online brocante shop tomorrow. 

Diogenes, you asked about the bust that I posted yesterday. It sold. So I could not ask the price, that is a rule at the brocante: If something is sold you are not suppose to ask, "How much did you sale it for?" Of course, if I asked and the dealer had said some incredible cheap price like ten Euros I would have screamed, so it maybe it works both ways.

 

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This is another painting I found today. It is a water color. I wish you could see it, I thought it was an oil painting at first. Incredible. I posted a video on The French Muse FB page, please go take a look. And while you are there you will see what my friend Ruth recently found.

 

 

still life painting brocante corey amaro

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6 responses to “French Brocante Line Up”

  1. I love paintings-as you know I have purchased a few from you-I will usually leave a thrift store with one or two-I prefer originals-not by famous people that is for sure …but the fact that someone creates something from blank space-one of my most favorite paintings which hangs in my bedroom and which I paid 16 dollars for is a paint by number Marie Antoinette (I am fascinated by her) a 2.5 ft by 1.5 ft piece-and do not be fooled by the paint by number description- she is wearing a white grey dress and the storm clouds are gathering– hair done up –classical elements like column and trees are present and to think I HESITATED-so lovely I love art-it makes me happy to live with it!

  2. Diogenes

    Thank you for answering my question. 😉 I’m glad it was sold, you know, because I’d want it, lol.
    I love the teddy on the far left with the red nose.

  3. That painting is marvelous, with the fly!

  4. Jacklynn Lantry

    Love the bear in the middle and the one on the far left, also love the bugs on the painting:)

  5. Adding an insect or two became quite the fashion in botanical paintings and drawings a couple of centuries ago, as I recall. Perhaps someone else can add more here re this tradition.

  6. I, too, love originals from unknown people. My son has a beautiful collection including some paint by numbers. Thrift stores always have something wonderful to add. A few times, we’ve found a painting actually worth some money, too. Always fun.

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