Close enough.
Hiroshi Yoshida is correct.
The challenge painting is "Waiting for the Tide"
Your turn Matthew
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.
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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...Originally Posted by stlukesguild
A few more by our artist... a contemporary "master":
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
"...if you weren't smart enough to get a pedophile in a dress to put a small amount of water on the child’s forehead, then what the eff did you think was going to happen?
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..?
"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
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:
Our next mystery artist:
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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!
"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
Right, I don't know how this one will fare for you, but let's see:
"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
Okay, here's a clue - the person in the portrait is a famous figure indeed, much more so than the artist.
"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
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:
"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
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:
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Last edited by Gilliatt Gurgle; 04-29-2011 at 11:57 PM. Reason: added next painting
Ah, the gender of the subject was going to be by next clue!
Well done!
"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
Clues:
French
And
Another painting:
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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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