Thursday, May 15, 2014

Shall We Talk?

Conversation. What is it? A Mystery! It's the art of never seeming bored, of touching everything with interest, of pleasing with trifles, of being fascinating with nothing at all.
~Guy de Maupassant

The art of conversation today:

The Discussion
by Harry Wilson Watrous (1857–1940)

Chiacchiere a riomaggiore
by Telemaco Signorini (1835–1901)

Diskussion
by Gottfried Buchberger
photo by Buchhändler

Paar im Gespräch
by Simon Glücklich (1863–1943)

A Conversation
by Vladimir Makovsky (1846–1920)

Au Theatre
by Albert Guillaume

A Fine Point
by Jehan Georges Vibert

A Political Discussion
by Émile Friant

Teaching Students How To Discuss

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5 comments:

  1. Irene LathamMay 15, 2014 at 7:36 AM

    Love the variety of pieces here... really want to know what the woman is whispering to her date in "Au Theatre." :)

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  2. HWYMay 15, 2014 at 8:14 AM


    And it should remain a mystery! (Often enough, we'd be disappointed if we actually heard what they were saying. :-)

    Wonderful art work here. Enjoyed every piece.

    And not a smartphone in sight.

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  3. RettaMay 15, 2014 at 1:45 PM

    Here you go, HWY. Thought this would give you a tickle:
    http://www.commonsenseevaluation.com/2013/05/31/cartoon-of-the-day-uno-momento/#sthash.oBfkPH6M.dpbs

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  4. HWYMay 15, 2014 at 2:31 PM

    Ha! Wonderful cartoon. Bizarro (one of my favorites) strikes again!

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  5. Liz SteinglassMay 15, 2014 at 2:31 PM

    I especially love the first one. I want to be at that table!

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