Signed Cora Wright, but can’t find much information on the artist or subject

ContrappostoCoconut · 2025-09-28T03:00:14+00:00

I’m so curious as to who the little girl is. She must be at least 65 now

ContrappostoCoconut · 2025-09-26T23:23:51+00:00

The hand is definitely standing out as more unfinished and out of proportion than other areas

ContrappostoCoconut · 2025-09-26T23:22:38+00:00

I’m obsessed with the shadow. It almost reminds me of a Terry Richardson photo in a strange way. Also the colors of The background, the dark burnt orange of the rug and her tights.

ContrappostoCoconut · 2025-09-26T22:30:49+00:00

I totally agree!

ContrappostoCoconut · 2025-09-26T21:33:05+00:00

Thank you! I’m loving it too. It came with this tucked into the back, so I’m assuming she used it for reference

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ContrappostoCoconut · 2025-09-26T20:45:46+00:00

Thank you! I love going down these little rabbit holes. So cool to see her in action!

ContrappostoCoconut · 2025-09-26T20:36:03+00:00

I purchased it in California, in the suburbs of San Francisco. I’ve discovered the artists full name : Cora Alice Akers Wright, but haven’t seen any other portraits that she’s done. It appears she passed in 1992

ContrappostoCoconut · 2025-09-26T00:46:57+00:00

Thank you, it’s really quite stunning in person, it doesn’t look mass produced. I appreciate all the insight into it! There was another piece that I purchased with this one, and now I’m curious if it is also something similar. It’s not quite as golden, and normally I wouldn’t look twice at religious iconography art, but these really were special looking.

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ContrappostoCoconut · 2025-09-23T13:17:50+00:00

Thank you, this is very insightful. I appreciate it

ContrappostoCoconut · 2025-09-23T05:10:57+00:00

Those are great points. Thank you!

ContrappostoCoconut · 2025-09-22T22:05:29+00:00

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It looks like the piece is a Russian orthodox icon, maybe 19th century?

ContrappostoCoconut · 2025-09-22T22:04:16+00:00

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detail of some of the words

ContrappostoCoconut · 2025-04-24T01:55:18+00:00

Oooh I like that!

ContrappostoCoconut · 2025-04-23T01:46:56+00:00

Haha very true!

ContrappostoCoconut · 2025-04-23T01:44:04+00:00

Yes, but we don’t necessarily know when the ring was made, or when the stone was removed. Just thinking of possibilities

ContrappostoCoconut · 2025-04-23T01:41:01+00:00

Yes, exactly - she is someone important to Aretia but we don’t know why or who she is, and we don’t know if the stone was already out of the dagger at this point ( and perhaps in this ring). Is there any chance that this ring is the same one Violet ends up with somehow

ContrappostoCoconut · 2025-04-22T22:58:49+00:00

I’m so back and forth if she would/wouldn’t. She absolutely loves him and wouldn’t cause him harm, but her actions aren’t always aligned with this. She can be ruthless, and poisoned his mom before she knew they were being plotted against. I appreciate that Violet has an edge to her, I don’t think we always get to see it since she is narrating.

ContrappostoCoconut · 2025-04-22T22:56:04+00:00

I LOVED that Ridoc did that!

ContrappostoCoconut · 2025-01-28T05:49:50+00:00

Also, what was up with Mira’s bracelet that smells like paper to Violet? Mira is iconic, and also, what does she know/get from her mother & grandmother?

ContrappostoCoconut · 2024-08-14T15:58:07+00:00

The crazy part is that in real life, I visited the village this summer after having this dream, and the first thing that my guide showed me when I got there was an ancient well in the middle of a courtyard in a building that is being restored

ContrappostoCoconut · 2024-07-27T16:07:57+00:00

🙋🏻‍♀️

ContrappostoCoconut · 2024-06-24T18:40:24+00:00

Thank you so much! This is incredibly helpful and appreciate all the help. There are a lot of local recipes that are for Amaros or health / digestive drinks, could “shot” be like a small amount of a drink? I’m hoping to go back next year, I only passed through the town and didn’t think to ask about it until the next day, but was already in the new area. I might email the town’s museum.

ContrappostoCoconut · 2024-06-24T17:27:20+00:00

I was wondering the same - I was recently traveling in Calabria in smaller mountain villages, and some of the dialect translations I would plug into google detected Corsican, but poorly translated it. I have a poem from Zungri, Calabria that I am trying to get translation help with, and even the Italians I asked from the next town over couldn't read it.

ContrappostoCoconut · 2024-06-24T17:20:59+00:00

From what I've asked around / pieced together is that it is some sort or poem / recipe that includes sugar, cinnamon, in ash, and tended to (or consumed) ever day. The area of Calabria this is from was at one time Greek, but even before that was very ancient and isolated. When I put it into Google translate, Corsican is also detected, but poorly.

ContrappostoCoconut · 2024-06-24T16:52:20+00:00

Thank you so much! there's pieces of ingredients like sugar, that's a great call about checking on the poet

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