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    Hmm, I'll admit this one may be a bit tricky.

    Ok, here's a clue: the artist is Hungarian.
    "I should only believe in a God that would know how to dance. And when I saw my devil, I found him serious, thorough, profound, solemn: he was the spirit of gravity- through him all things fall. Not by wrath, but by laughter, do we slay. Come, let us slay the spirit of gravity!" - Nietzsche

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    Crikey, have I killed the thread? Perhaps I shouldn't have picked such a stinker.

    Clue Two: the painting hangs in the Hungarian National Gallery in Budapest.
    "I should only believe in a God that would know how to dance. And when I saw my devil, I found him serious, thorough, profound, solemn: he was the spirit of gravity- through him all things fall. Not by wrath, but by laughter, do we slay. Come, let us slay the spirit of gravity!" - Nietzsche

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    Hello..? Hello..? Echo!

    Seriously guys, I'm running out of clues.

    Clue three: the painting is 19th century.
    "I should only believe in a God that would know how to dance. And when I saw my devil, I found him serious, thorough, profound, solemn: he was the spirit of gravity- through him all things fall. Not by wrath, but by laughter, do we slay. Come, let us slay the spirit of gravity!" - Nietzsche

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    Hello Lokasenna,
    This is just me talking, but I wouldn't fret too much about the lack of response within a day. For me personally, it is difficult to find a block of time to search due to work, etc.
    It seems that the avareage time between clues is about two days.
    Of course, that's entirely up to you.

    BTW, I spent a little time last night on your painting.

    Gilliatt
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gilliatt Gurgle View Post
    Hello Lokasenna,
    This is just me talking, but I wouldn't fret too much about the lack of response within a day. For me personally, it is difficult to find a block of time to search due to work, etc.
    It seems that the avareage time between clues is about two days.
    Of course, that's entirely up to you.

    BTW, I spent a little time last night on your painting.

    Gilliatt
    Ah, sorry then!

    It's been a while since I actually got a painting on this thread, so I've sort of lost my grip on the time frame. Looking at the last few paintings, it seemed pretty quickfire!
    "I should only believe in a God that would know how to dance. And when I saw my devil, I found him serious, thorough, profound, solemn: he was the spirit of gravity- through him all things fall. Not by wrath, but by laughter, do we slay. Come, let us slay the spirit of gravity!" - Nietzsche

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    I'm likely to be in Budapest the week after next. It may be that I'll actually have to go and look for the damn thing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lokasenna View Post
    Here we go!

    It's Tivadar Alconiere. Is that much enough?

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    Quote Originally Posted by mrv View Post
    It's Tivadar Alconiere. Is that much enough?
    It is indeed! As for the title, it's not massively inspiring or imaginative - but if the other posters are happy, I'll concede defeat on the name alone!
    "I should only believe in a God that would know how to dance. And when I saw my devil, I found him serious, thorough, profound, solemn: he was the spirit of gravity- through him all things fall. Not by wrath, but by laughter, do we slay. Come, let us slay the spirit of gravity!" - Nietzsche

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    I feel as though I'm stealing!

    Allegoric Riding Portrait by Tivadar Alconiere

    This next one brings us to southern China.


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    The Reader of Novels, Antoine Wiertz

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    Mark,
    Looks like your image was removed from photobucket, however I recall the picture from a brief glance earlier this morning.

    "Lilith" by John Collier

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Li..._painting).jpg


    The next mystery painting:





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    Quote Originally Posted by Gilliatt Gurgle View Post
    Mark,
    Looks like your image was removed from photobucket, however I recall the picture from a brief glance earlier this morning.

    "Lilith" by John Collier
    Apparently it was, yes. How incredibly freaking pathetic.

    Just for completeness, this was it


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    A clue, here's a picture of the mystery painter in his Civil War uniform:


    "Mongo only pawn in game of life" - Mongo

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKRma7PDW10

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