Er, could somebody else please post another painting? I'm unable to upload an image.
Er, could somebody else please post another painting? I'm unable to upload an image.
Last edited by sixsmith; 12-01-2010 at 04:30 AM.
'Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others.' - Groucho Marx
A clue as to the artist . This man originally trained to be a painter and decorator of houses but became one of the most famous artists of the 20th century.
If I posted another painting by him he would easily be recognised; which is why I posted the above that is in a less fragmented style than much
of his other work.
Last edited by Emil Miller; 12-03-2010 at 03:33 PM.
"L'art de la statistique est de tirer des conclusions erronèes a partir de chiffres exacts." Napoléon Bonaparte.
"Je crois que beaucoup de gens sont dans cet état d’esprit: au fond, ils ne sentent pas concernés par l’Histoire. Mais pourtant, de temps à autre, l’Histoire pose sa main sur eux." Michel Houellebecq.
Georges Braque - "Terrace of Hotel Mistral" 1907
One of the progenitors of "Cubism" along with Picasso, although the "Terrace of Hotel Mistral" was completed just prior to Braque's transition into the pure "hard" geometric aspects associated with Cubism.
Next:
Gilliatt
Last edited by Gilliatt Gurgle; 12-03-2010 at 10:48 PM. Reason: because
A clue:
"Keep silent unless what you are going to say is more important than silence"
(Translated from latin)
another clue
A self portrait of the mystery painter:
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Last edited by Gilliatt Gurgle; 12-06-2010 at 09:58 PM. Reason: added another clue
After Salvator Rosa
Jason Poisoning the Dragon
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...the_Dragon.jpg
Rosa was an Italian Baroque painter who in many ways was seen as a precursor to Romanticism. His often phantasmagorical paintings were an undeniable influence upon such Romantic painters as Goya, Delacroix, Fuseli, etc...
Next up:
Last edited by stlukesguild; 12-08-2010 at 01:13 AM.
Beware of the man with just one book. -Ovid
The man who doesn't read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them.- Mark Twain
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Another by our mystery artist:
Beware of the man with just one book. -Ovid
The man who doesn't read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them.- Mark Twain
My Blog: Of Delicious Recoil
http://stlukesguild.tumblr.com/
Still another work by our master:
Beware of the man with just one book. -Ovid
The man who doesn't read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them.- Mark Twain
My Blog: Of Delicious Recoil
http://stlukesguild.tumblr.com/
Hmmm...I'm sure this is way off the mark, but I'm seeing Nordic qualities or "feel" to the images.
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You're getting warm... or "cool" as the case may be.
Our artist certainly hails from a nation known far more for it's wintry landscapes than its tropical beaches.
Beware of the man with just one book. -Ovid
The man who doesn't read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them.- Mark Twain
My Blog: Of Delicious Recoil
http://stlukesguild.tumblr.com/
Russian
Beware of the man with just one book. -Ovid
The man who doesn't read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them.- Mark Twain
My Blog: Of Delicious Recoil
http://stlukesguild.tumblr.com/
Oh no, not another Russian
Ivan Bilibin (1876-1942): The son of Czar Saltan travels the sea in a barrel
Next one.
St. Lukes picks a Russian ?!!Originally Posted by stlukesguild
I didn't bother with Russia in my search, convinced you would not go there.
(smilie face banging its head against the wall)
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Another clue maybe?
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