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It's an interior scene, a drawing room or parlor. A young lady in a red, or possibly coral-colored dress is standing in front of a fire place. She is in profile. Her hair which is dark brown or black is in a snood. The dress is fitted at the waist and a full skirt (not quite hooped though) with several flounces. Above the mantel, is a portrait (I think of a man). The fireplace is ivoryish colored. I believe there is at least one window with floor to ceiling drapes. There may be a birdcage as well. I'm not sure how to describe the artistic style. It was definitely not impressionistic--everything is clearly delineated. The picture belonged to my grandmother and after she died, my parents gave it away. I am about 95% positive that it wasn't worth much and I suspect that it was a print. Now I'm trying to locate a copy for sentimental reasons. Can you identify this picture and if it is a print, can you point me to any sources where I might be able to obtain a copy. Thank you.

Hi luciaphile, Vermeer's "Young Woman Standing at a Virginal" has no fireplace, but is similar to your picture in several ways: http://www.artofeurope.com/vermeer/ver10.htm Perhaps you could comment on that picture, to help with further research by myself or other researchers. How close a match is the dress, the snood, the window? How does the general style compare with the style of the painting that you remember? Vermeer's paintings frequently included the elements which you describe: interiors, ladies in red dresses, hair in a snood, paintings on the wall in the background, windows and curtains. Perhaps a look at the following Vermeer thumbnails will yield some further clues: http://www.cacr.caltech.edu/~roy/vermeer/thumb.html Regards, eiffel-ga

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From the description, this sounds very much like "Sonata," by an artist named M. Ditlef, which depicts a young lady in a red dress, her dark hair drawn back in a snood, sitting at a piano in front of a fireplace. Reproductions of this painting were very popular in the 1950s. There is a rather poor photograph of "Sonata" at the bottom of the page of this Ebay auction: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=894070483

lrargerich-ga, Closer in period, no on the style. The Ditlef painting comes closest in style, but that's definitely not it. This may be a lost cause. I tried scanning the snap I have with the thought that I could load it to a page, so it could be identified more readily, but no go. Thanks for trying.

It's definitely not the Vermeer. The furnishings in the picture and the dress look closer to Victorian than anything else. The girl's dress goes to the floor (which is also visible--dark, possibly some sort of parquet/wood floor). There's also a slightly open door to one side of her (she's facing the other way). The snood sits lower on the hair, almost like the type that was popular in the 1940s, but the clothes definitely look 19th century to me. I have an old snapshot and in the background is the picture, but as the picture wasn't the focus of the photo it's hard to tell details, but what I've mentioned I'm sure of.

Could be another paint from this artist? I mean, is this the style? could be another work done by the same painter? http://www.stantonauctions.com/May6_02/photos/paintings/8.jpg

pinkfreud--sorry, this isn't it. The woman in the picture I'm looking for is definitely standing up and there's no piano. It does look closer to the style though. Thanks anyway.

luciaphile, Just to let you know that your question wasn't forgotten. I've looked on and off for the past month and haven't found anything closer than the suggestions that have already been posted. Probably your picture is not on the internet.