Close enough.
Hiroshi Yoshida is correct.
The challenge painting is "Waiting for the Tide"
Your turn Matthew
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Close enough.
Hiroshi Yoshida is correct.
The challenge painting is "Waiting for the Tide"
Your turn Matthew
Okay then. First I will see if you can tell from the photograph alone - no hints.
http://i16.servimg.com/u/f16/11/31/26/83/resim510.jpg
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No painting?
The photo looks like the work of.......
EDIT...
Hmm, my Dolly Parton image failed.
Anyhow, I will go with Salvador Dali (?)
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a little girl carrying a heart-shaped purse staring into a large dark tunnel...Quote:
Originally Posted by stlukesguild
love love love it.
sorry, I interrupted the game. I have no paintings saved on the computer to post except for a painting of Chewbacca riding a squirrel fighting Nazi soldiers and I have no idea who did it (but if anyone knows...PM me).
oh here it is (i think - if I can still remember how this photobucket schit works)
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n.../Chewbacca.jpg
I've been able to find copies of the photo on the internet, but nowhere that gives the name of the photographer.
Perhaps a clue..?
Stanley J. Forman
Fire on Marlborough Street
July 22, 1975
It reminds me of this equally iconic photograph by Weegee of children sleeping on a fire escape in NYC:
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5230/...083006d3b5.jpg
Our next mystery artist:
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5105/...dbf92e9d11.jpg
Haha, I've got it!
It's Anders Zorn's Karleksnymf.
Although I hadn't seen that one before, I recognized the style - I do know a thing or two about Scandinavian art!
I'll post another one up after I've had my dinner!
Right, I don't know how this one will fare for you, but let's see:
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i4...newmystery.jpg
Okay, here's a clue - the person in the portrait is a famous figure indeed, much more so than the artist.
Right-ho, a couple of clues:
1. Our artist is German.
2. Three of his sons were also noted artists. Here is the artist's own family portrait:
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i4...ewmystery2.jpg
Got it-
Painter: Carl Joseph Begas
The original challenge: Portrait of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Joseph_Begas
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_Mendelssohn
That was sneaky. I thought it was a girl!
Off to find the next one...
Here we go:
http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...Painting-1.jpg
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Ah, the gender of the subject was going to be by next clue!Quote:
Originally Posted by Gilliatt Gurgle
Well done!
Clues:
French
And
Another painting:
http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...tingclue-1.jpg
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Couple more clues:
Artist lived during the 17th century.
The original challenge painting is a photo I took at a museum I frequented while working in Illinois.
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Hmmm...perhaps this thread has worn out it's welcome or the mystery painting is too tough?
OK, couple more clues:
The painting is currently held at the Art Institute in Chicago
The painter was born in Paris and one of the founders of the French Academy (all according to Wiki)
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