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Help me remember the name/artist of a painting

post #1 of 12
5/5/10 at 11:36pm
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It is a famous painting (well famous enough that I learned about it in art class years ago). I want to say Picasso from his realism period but that's probably not right as a google search did not yield it.

It is a crowd of people in some kind 1920s European bar scene or some other event at night. People are dressed up. There is a woman who is the focal point of the crowd, she has a round chin and a hat and a dangerous smirk. She is definitely wearing some kind of hat.

It is a famous painting by someone famous. The scene emanates "nightlife", "danger", and early 20th century Paris or something.

Thanks.
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post #2 of 12
5/5/10 at 11:37pm
I think it's called, "The Last Supper."
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post #3 of 12
5/5/10 at 11:39pm
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Son of a bitch, it was Picasso.

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post #4 of 12
5/6/10 at 12:47pm
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post #5 of 12
5/6/10 at 1:01pm
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I'm not familiar with this one. Is it Picasso also? The look in the eye of the bulldog as he's staring down his neighbor with the cigarette directly pointing at him just exudes aggression. This is in high contrast to the black dog across the table (obviously out of the hand) that is clearly disinterested in the cards, but may well be sexually attracted to the collie.

There is so much going on in this picture, it must be a master. It clearly borrows from the Caravaggio painting "Cardsharps" in its raw realism even though it's from a later period.

Genius.
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post #6 of 12
5/6/10 at 1:25pm
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Son of a bitch, it was Picasso.


Are you sure that's picasso? The faces look symmetrical: you know, one eye on either side of the nose. Very unusual for him. :roma:
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post #7 of 12
5/6/10 at 1:46pm
^^^ that ain't picasso
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post #8 of 12
5/6/10 at 2:07pm
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^^^ that ain't picasso

I was going to suggest Toulouse-Lautrec.
But what do I know?
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post #9 of 12
5/6/10 at 2:35pm
^^^^^ This is correct. Not Picasso.
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post #10 of 12
5/6/10 at 4:41pm
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^^^^^ This is correct. Not Picasso.
OH REALLY http://pablo-picasso.paintings.name/...in-galette.php Eat it, unculturedboy. "Like the young Picasso, Lautrec was an avid participant and painter of the Paris nightlife, inspiring Picasso to the painting "Le Moulin Galette", which in style is a homage to Lautrec, who had also painted the Parisian establishment called Le Moulin Galette."
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post #11 of 12
5/6/10 at 7:30pm
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OH REALLY

http://pablo-picasso.paintings.name/...in-galette.php

Eat it, unculturedboy.

"Like the young Picasso, Lautrec was an avid participant and painter of the Paris nightlife, inspiring Picasso to the painting "Le Moulin Galette", which in style is a homage to Lautrec, who had also painted the Parisian establishment called Le Moulin Galette."

Do I get partial credit?
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post #12 of 12
5/6/10 at 7:32pm
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Do I get partial credit?
You get 150% credit for guessing the style so well. It's as if some little asshole asked you to recognize a song such as MIA's "Paper Planes" and you said it was "Straight to Hell" by the Clash because you recognized the sample. Mad props.
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