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In reply to the discussion: If you could have one famous work of art in your home so you could see it every day which would it be? [View all]electric_blue68
(15,219 posts)134. She's baaaack. Re Thomas Coles: The Architect's Dream
Oh, my goodness!
Ok...
I love many kinds of landscapes, and landscape paintings.
I also love many styles of Architecture.
I love Cole's nature dominate paintings. Also fascinated with his Empire series.
But until this OP question... when went to double check on Cole's works
I'd never heard of, not seen his
"The Architect's Dream". Wow!
If you look it up and find "Google's Art & Culture" check *that* out - bc it zooms in and shows you close ups of most of it! Wonderful.
I will add if I can do the post the picture thing (which I've rarely done). 👍
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If you could have one famous work of art in your home so you could see it every day which would it be? [View all]
CTyankee
Feb 2024
OP
The Return of the Prodigal Son is the best painting of all time, IMO. It always moves me.
CTyankee
Feb 2024
#15
Hopper's works always has a hint that something is going to happen...no wonder it inspired the "Psycho" house.
CTyankee
Feb 2024
#21
I'm glad you couldn't resist. I saw that movie years and years ago but remember laughing a lot.
MLAA
Feb 2024
#85
Ok, my first thought is one of Monet's very long Waterlilly paintings. Except it wouldn't fit! So gotta think of
electric_blue68
Feb 2024
#35
I remember seeing a presentation of them at the L'Orangerie in Paris and at the time we were told to speak in whispers
CTyankee
Feb 2024
#65
Wow! I visited my aunt & uncle in '16 in Switzerland. She was an artist who invited me to make art w her...
electric_blue68
Feb 2024
#75
Two choices: Fur Traders Descending the Missouri, or Rest on the Flight into Egypt
NBachers
Feb 2024
#45
Marcel Duchamp - "The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors, Even" aka "The Large Glass"
GReedDiamond
Feb 2024
#48
I saw it twiice. My mother took me to Amsterdam when I was 16 and I was totally blown away by this painting.
CTyankee
Feb 2024
#67
Did you see Nightwatching? Cool movie that used the painting as a jumping-off point.
Scrivener7
Feb 2024
#130
Frans Hals' "Laughing Cavalier", or a Jacob Lawrence, Romare Bearden or a Charles White.
brush
Feb 2024
#60
Given the poses, I hesitate to ask what this painting is all about....but please give me some background here as I know
CTyankee
Feb 2024
#110
This is a long scroll depicting a humorous fart competition from the 15th century
Kablooie
Feb 2024
#112
I already have a reproduction of Van Gogh's "Starry Night' up in my front hallway.
Aristus
Feb 2024
#91
A nice Rothko, two or three Modigliani portraits, one of Gauguin's Tahiti paintings, Van Gogh's night cafe or..
BluesRunTheGame
Feb 2024
#94
We are fortunate to have Van Gogh's "Night Cafe" here at the Yale University Art Gallery.
CTyankee
Feb 2024
#96
At one point my dad had a small cataloge of mostly Japanese wood prints...
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Feb 2024
#124
👀I've narrowed it down to Tiepelo, Turner, Monet, Hockney, Cole, Church, and maybe two others.
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Feb 2024
#118
Ty. Maybe at some point. Although I might be able to show some digital stuff easier than having pull out, and...
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Feb 2024
#123
I'd like each month from the Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry -- especially February,
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#128
PPR - The Apotheosis of Henry IV and the Proclamation of the Regency of Marie de' Mdici
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Feb 2024
#138