Vreeland, Susan: 1946-2017
Girl in Hyacinth Blue, 1999
- Facts
- This book begins with the last owner of a fictional Vermeer painting and traces all the owners down to the moment when Vermeer created the painting. Thus giving an insight into the various periods.
Movie:
Brush with Fate (Girl in Hyacinth Blue), 2003, directed by Brent Shields, starring Ellen Burstyn, Glenn Close.
Rating:
- This book begins with the last owner of a fictional Vermeer painting and traces all the owners down to the moment when Vermeer created the painting. Thus giving an insight into the various periods.
- Articles
- Love Enough: " Vreeland has given us an art detective story, since the early chapters suggest that this marvelous painting -- a portrait of a young girl whose face seems to be filled with dreams and longings -- may be a lost Vermeer." New York Times; December 19, 1999
- Review: "The only wobble in this elegant little book is at the start, where a stiffness in character may be intended." Kirkus Review; September 15, 1999
- A Few Thoughts on "Girl in Hyacinth Blue": "The novel is a series of eight story-chapters about how people in Amsterdam came to posses the painting called Girl in Hyacinth Blue ." Virginia Tech; Spring 2000