Supine was I, diagonal, set upon the table, eyes frozen, fixed upon two paper lanterns— suspended like dirigibles: Crest white and cash green. Still, but more in motion than I who lay below, shivering, lying, telling myself two hundred dollars matter. You plucked fish from fans splayed across my refrigerated skin; you prodded sand dollar […]
Did he reuse the canvas or is he seeping into our consciousness? The artist, Branwell Brontë, elder brother of the sisters, hoped to become a professional artist. The painting was described by author Elizabeth Gaskell in 1853 when it showed just the 3 sisters separated by the column. Now Branwell is emerging from the column. It was
Portrait of the Brontë Sisters (and Branwell fading in) by Branwell Brontë Read More »