Country lanes
Subtitle: portrait of a century past, featuring the complete works of Louis Larsen : an artist's view of life a century ago
By: by William R. Truran
Contributors: Larsen, Louis, d. 1932
Publisher: William R. Truran
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Sussex County, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 149
ISBN-13: 9780976493136
Subjects: Pictorial works
Other titles: Portrait of a century past, featuring the complete works of Louis Larsen; Artist's view of life a century ago
Notes: "We take a sentimental journey back 100 years or so to a simpler time in the rural farming country of northwestern New Jersey. This pastoral setting of cows and horses, milk and apple brandy, grist mills and steam trains, is shown in full splendor as was depicted by the local painter and artist Louis Larsen, a wiry bachelor who had a passion for drinking, fishing, and card playing. Author Bill Truran has provided a full color rendition of Larsen's complete works, and has supplemented the paintings with period photographs, local lore, then/now comparisons, and much more. The book is a pleasant leisure read, and can be left on the coffee table for family and friends to reminisce how life was "way back then ......" -- Cover p. 4.