Faded Glory is a painting by Esther Newman-Cohen which was uploaded on November 26th, 2013.
Faded Glory
This is a portrait of a couple, Russian immigrants to Israel. Since coming to Israel, they have lived in poverty. The man proudly displays his... more
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25.600 x 19.500 x 0.001 inches
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Title
Faded Glory
Artist
Esther Newman-Cohen
Medium
Painting - Watercolor On Paper
Description
This is a portrait of a couple, Russian immigrants to Israel. Since coming to Israel, they have lived in poverty. The man proudly displays his medals from the Soviet army which he earned in World War II. Memories and nostalgia are all they have but at least they have each other.
This is a signed original work painted in watercolor on paper.
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November 26th, 2013
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Comments (78)
Esther Newman-Cohen
Brooks, I am truly honored to have this work featured in the Woman's Touch Group!
Esther Newman-Cohen
Thanks so much Taphath for the great feature in the Beautiful Watercolors Group!
Taphath Foose
Beautiful work, Esther!! What a story behind it! Congratulations, your work is Featured in "Beautiful Watercolors"! I invite you to place it in the group's "Featured Image Archive" Discussion!!
Esther Newman-Cohen
Thanks so much, Navin, for featuring this work in the Top100 Qualitative Artists' Group!
Esther Newman-Cohen
You're quite right, PJ. I pick my subjects for the messages they bring - about life, love, sorrow, happiness.
P J Lewis
You're very observant of people, I think, aren't you, Esther? Your art is such fun to look at and reveals much.
John Bailey
Congratulations on being featured in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Tatjana Krilova
Congratulations with The feature in the Group I WISH I WAS THERE , Esther ! I love this painting !
Esther Newman-Cohen
You're right, Dave. Often old warriors do not get the respect they deserve for their enormous sacrifices. The famous opera composer Giusseppe Verdi wrote a song depicting this phenomenon entitled Il Poveretto (the poor one),1847. You can hear it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1LlAG0hEDU.