a long lost boldini
& love letters tied
with ribbon
found
a paris apartment
untouched for 70 years
the woman fled
during WWII and
never returned
but she paid
the rent until
she passed
at 91.
marthe de florian
was quite the muse
back in her day
and the love note
from giovanni boldini
proves her apt is worthy
of 2.1 million pounds
credit:
telegraph
henry samuel
11 comments:
good god, this is breathtaking. a thousand thanks.
we read about this at the weekend, it's an amazing story isn't it.
when i saw this in the papers, i absolutely loved it.
especially the letters...as you can imagine.
beth
this is a magical story!
Wow, I'll have to read about this story.
i friggin' love this story.
Such an amazing story, thank you for sharing....
Xox.
Megan
http://anotherzoeday.blogspot.com
HI the woman who died and paid rent was the granddaugher of the muse and owner " the artist's former muse and whose granddaughter it was who had left the flat uninhabited for more than half a century. "
yes i want this.
galatea
http://candidebyvoltaire.blogspot.com
this is so interesting, and the images here are beautiful. i don't know why i am so fascinated by old things that belonged to someone i'll never know.
When I first heard about this my heart was pounding with jealousy...wouldn't it be grand to explore?!?
Leigha
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