Shopper Stories: Taylor Rains
A Familiar Painting

“Some 50 years ago, my grandparents – immigrants two times over – had finally made their way enough in this new country of theirs to purchase the furnishings that they’d always wanted for their home. Beautifully-ornate, Spanish mission carved wood pieces that would serve as ramps for my hot wheels years later. Among the new pieces was a painting of a flamenco dancer by Juan Giralt Lerin. Something about it always captivated me.
Fast forward to today. Both of my grandparents are no longer here, but I like to think they’re together somewhere. That beautiful Spanish furniture was too large and ill-fitting for my home in Charleston, but the painting has traveled with me. From my first home to this one."

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Anne Gorywine Watercolor Painting of Red-Winged Blackbird, 2019

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Anne Gorywine Watercolor Painting of Cow, 2019

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Anne Gorywine Watercolor Painting of Birds, 2019

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Inga Kovalenko Abstract Ink Painting, 2022

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Anne Gorywine Watercolor Painting of Cow, 2020

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Michael Sweeney Gouache Painting "Gator Head," 21st Century

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Sanford Mitchell Brooks Watercolor Painting

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Alyona Glushchenko Watercolor Painting of Bee, 2022

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Inga Kovalenko Abstract Ink Painting, 2022

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Sanford Mitchell Brooks Watercolor Paintings

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Richard Snyder Abstract Ink Painting, Late 20th Century

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Virginia W. Brooks Watercolor Paintings

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Sarah E. Alexander Floral Watercolor Painting

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East Asian Ink Wash Painting, Early to Mid-20th Century

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Michael Sweeney Abstract Gouache Painting "Black Dog," 21st Century

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Chinese Gouache Pith Paintings

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Inga Kovalenko Abstract Ink Painting, 2022

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Alyona Glushchenko Watercolor Painting of Bird, 2022

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M. Martino Large-Scale Abstract Watercolor Painting, 1981

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Gerald Dennis Watercolor Painting "Woodstock Barns," Late 20th Century

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Inga Kovalenko Abstract Ink Painting, 2022

“Several weeks ago, I was perusing an art auction and something caught my eye. A similar brush stroke. Something familiar. I took a closer look. It was this painting here of an unknown Spanish couple by – according to the listing – an unknown Spanish artist. The signature read Giralt Lerin. I cried.
Now, the painting is here in my new home, one that I’m finally able to furnish how I’ve always wanted; with a painting of a flamenco dancer that has always captivated me, and a painting of a Spanish couple that found me."