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Originally Posted by Brian Bean
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Close! But not quite....Quote:
Originally Posted by Brian Bean
Brian... that is most certainly NOT a Vermeer... each and every painting of which I know like the back of my hand. rather it is by one of the other Little Dutch Masters... likely Ter Borch or Jan Steen.
Found it!
Jacob Octervelt
Woman Standing at a Harpsichord, Man Seated by Her
c. 1675-80
http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/pa.../102/y/-92/z/2
Since when is the National Gallery a little gallery??!!:shocked:
The New Mystery Painting:
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4102/...16abcd79_b.jpg
I was talking about the previous painting! :D
Yes, I too had my doubts as it lacks Vermeer's clarity and delicacy but I found it among a collection of Vermeer's paintings and it didn't mention the artist, so I assumed it was a Vermeer.Quote:
Originally Posted by stlukesguild
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Originally Posted by stlukesguild
Well it looks like an early Corot but I'm unable to find any reference to it.
If its any help those sheep look like a Hampshire Down cross.:lol:
Not Corot. Here is another couple painting by our mystery painter by way of a clue:
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4118/...cb57022962.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4138/...71ec3a55_b.jpg
It's called Warm Afternoon by Winslow Homer.
http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/s...n/untitled.jpg
Paul Nash
Wood on the Downs
http://www.bookroomartpress.co.uk/pr...-downs-43.html
You should have cropped that signature, Brian.:hand:
Seriously, the artist was obviously British. I love the elements of Blake... and Henri Rousseau in the work. Underrated painter in the US, to be sure. Probably no less than Homer in your neck of the woods.
You're right, I didn't even notice it. However, I agree with you, he is underrated outside of the UK, probably because his war paintings, giving a British perspective on both World Wars, is what he is best noted for.Quote:
Originally Posted by stlukesguild
Winslow Homer is quite well known over here for a few of his sea paintings i.e The Gulf Stream but mostly among people with an interest in art or sailing.
To be honest, Homer is underrated in the US as well... at least in comparison with other American painters such as Sargent, Hopper, and Eakins... yet the more I look at him the better I realize he is. An absolutely masterful watercolorist and the virtual inventor of the American approach to the sort of native landscapes that Hopper, Sargent, Wyeth, and all the others would build upon.
But enough of that... on to our latest Mystery Master:
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4110/...7f40de20_b.jpg
Probably easy to find... but another of my favorites.
Samuel Palmer
"Early Morning"
1825
Nice choice.
OK, here's one that should be a bit less obvious. I'm giving some real consideration to using it as the cover page for my dissertation:Quote:
C'mon Petrarch! Mere Child's play:
Hans Holbein
Portrait of Anne of Cleves
c. 1539
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...ysterypic2.jpg
Looks like a portrayl of St. Jerome in his Study by a northern European--Melming or Van Eyck?
http://www.chinaoilpainting.com/uplo...and-782822.jpg
Certainly not... Petrarch would naturally chose an Italian. It is St. Jerome in his Study by Antonello da Messina... (actually no more of a challenge than the Holbein... sorry PL :D ) who is credited with first introducing oil paint to Italy. The story told, by Vasari if I am not mistaken, is that Antonello commissioned a Flemish artist to paint his portrait so that he might learn the secrets of oil painting.
http://www.torrese.it/Antonello.htm
The new Mystery Masterpiece:
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4085/...8f805df5_b.jpg
One of my favorite paintings by this artist.
Surely not that hard. Our artist was a major influence upon the work of Pierre Renoir.:smilewinkgrin:
Eugene Delacroix
"The Sea from the Heights of Dieppe"
1852
Next, a painting I feel deep personal attachment to. My grandmother used to visit it in a certain prominent museum and loved it so much that she had a very fine and beautiful reproduction painted that hung in her home until her death when it came to my parents' home where I get to contemplate it whenever I am in California for the summer.
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...ysterypic3.jpg
Oh my gosh,Petrarch, I love this painting. I would venture a guess but I am not sure and I don't have time to post another right now. It's a good choice though. I will copy it for my offline art file. Love the dinnerware in it and the drape is amazing. This is my kind of painting; maybe I should considering buying a print of it when I find out who the artist is.
It that a still life by Jean Chardin?
Now you're getting somewhere, Petrarch. Not Chardin. Almost certainly Dutch Baroque. My initial thought was Pieter Claesz... he often employs pewter-ware and draperies in a similar manner... but no luck there... so far.
I'll keep looking.:willy_nilly:
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4113/...6ace344e_b.jpg
What do you know... Mr. Claesz owns the same glass as in Petrarch's painting. Hmmmmm?:confused:
That is one gorgeous painting, Petrarch.
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Originally Posted by Janine
Thanks Janine and gimissung. It is gorgeous. I've seen the original in person, and I must say that my Grandmother's reproduction comes very close to being as beautiful (or as close as you can expect of a reproduction). I never get tired of looking at it. I'll have to post a pic. of the copy later this evening for everyone.Quote:
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Originally Posted by stlukesguild
Thought this might prove a little less obvious. You are, clearly, on the right track in terms of place and time. It's not Claesz, though I'm impressed that you tracked down a painting with the same kind of glass. I've often wondered what sort of glass it is and what it's for. None of the brief entries on the painting make any mention of it, and it's such a distinctive shape. Looks like Claesz is using it for beer. It is entirely possible that the mystery painter saw the Pieter Claesz you posted and got the idea of using that shaped glass from there, since Claesz was clearly an influence.Quote:
Originally Posted by stlukesguild
As a hint, you're in the right museum. That should narrow it down for you.
Jan Jansz. Treck
Still Life with a Pewter Flagon and Two Ming Bowls
1651
http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/pa...two-ming-bowls
I misread your original post and thought the painting was in a collection in California... so I spent forever scouring the Norton Simon, the LA County Museum, the collections in San Francisco, etc...:incazzato:
I'm surprised Brian didn't get this one as its in his backyard.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4152/...c2d5907e_b.jpg
The setting should be familiar, PL.:biggrin5:
Pretty girl, shame about the building.Quote:
Originally Posted by stlukesguild
I did know the Dutch painting but I have only just seen Petrarch's entry. Photobucket have inexplicably altered their format and I am trying to find my way around it.
Photobucket have inexplicably altered their format and I am trying to find my way around it.
Flickr has done the same... but for the present allows me to utilize the older format. I avoid Photobucket because those idiots have deleted every painting I posted that had the least bit of nudity... even the most innocent works by Blake and Degas.
OK... back to the game... time for another clue. Here are a couple more by our artist... and a view of him in his studio:
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4130/...43ca4a8435.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4104/...cf06de0965.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4092/...cecce516_b.jpg
Its been a while since i've known a painting in this thread... ;)
Oops! I can see how my post could be misleading. The reproduction, not the original is in California. My grandmother made frequent trips to England for both scholarly purposes and to research her mystery novels (the royalties from which paid for the trips to England), which is why she was frequently at the the London National Gallery. Since some people took an interest in the original, I've uploaded a few quick snaps of the reproduction to my gallery here: http://www.online-literature.com/for...hp?albumid=979 Definitely not the original, but close enough that I can pretend I'm looking at a little bit of Dutch Baroque hanging over the piano as I practice my Bach.Quote:
Originally Posted by stlukesguild
Is posting using Photobucket causing problems for people? Should I investigate a new image host?Quote:
Originally Posted by Brian Bean
Oh man, St. Luke's. I know I've seen that artist's work before (though not in person I think) but the name eludes me entirely. I think I knew it once...this is going to bug me. :crazy: Is it something like Chang or Chan, or am I way off base?
Well... considering that our artist was born in China (but now lives in the US) he might well be expected to have a name like Chang, Chan, Ling, Han, Lee, Chong, Kong, etc... rather as more than a few Americans are named Williams, Smith, Jones... and Kowalsky.:biggrinjester:
The problem occurs when you upload a picture from where you have saved it on the hard disc. Formerly, it uploaded the picture to a file containing all your pictures and by holding the cursor over the one you wanted to transmit to LitNet you got a drop down menu with various Urls for different recipients.Quote:
Originally Posted by Petrarch's Love
Now, however, you get a page for sending pictures by mobile phone and that's it. There is nothing on the page that allows you to use any other medium. So until I find some way of breaking out of the straightjacket, I will be hors de combat.
Brian, Flickr is quite easy to use in the interim.
OK... more clues: Our artist was born in Shanghai in 1978. He moved to the US in the late 1980s and lived in a small town in Iowa. He majored in pre-med biology in college in order to please his parents, but his true desire was to paint. Since 2000 he has lived in Denver and focused upon his art career which has taken off like wildfire.
Ha! And the name "Cong" even came to me before seeing St. Luke's hints (Though I did need the biographical information to get the rest of his name). I knew it was something Chinese starting with a "C" and ending with a "G".
Lu Cong
"Chicago"
2008
OK, this may not be too hard to guess--at least for our resident artist--but I've got lots on the schedule today and break time's almost over.
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...ysterypic4.jpg
Oh. I see. I thought you meant posting things from photobucket was causing problems for you seeing them here. I've been uploading things from my disc to photobucket and posting them here. They have changed the set-up a little, but I can still get the little drop down menu with the urls and image tags and what not to post here. I'll look at what I'm doing more carefully later today and see if I can figure out what I'm doing differently. Otherwise, as St. Luke's says, flickr works fine. I just prefer not to clutter up my flickr account with random pics I want to post here.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brian Bean
I dont know the current one. I love some of the darker works in this thread though ;)
I really do love this thread, but it does hammer home just how ignorant I am about the world of paintings.
Jacques-Louis David 'Madame Francois Buron' 1769.
Here is the next: http://www.online-literature.com/for...1&d=1280574341
Its called Climbing Path by Pissaro.
Unfortunately, I am having trouble posting any pictures at the moment so someone else may want to.