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So you have a favourite painting?

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CaulkheadUpNorth · 06/03/2015 16:30

This is mine. It's called A pageant of childhood By Thomas Cooper Gotch

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CapnMurica · 07/03/2015 23:29

Cafe Terrace at Night by Van Gogh, and Echo and Narcissus by Waterhouse.

StrumpersPlunkett · 07/03/2015 23:18

Dh and I went to Tate modern a few years ago to the Rothko exhibition. I was in awe of his paintings and much to my suprise I was captivated by his black paintings. The genuine brilliance of black on black with texture being the focus has stayed with me more than any other.

So you have a favourite painting?
So you have a favourite painting?
Onetwothreeoops · 07/03/2015 23:01

Casper could you explain why you love the Winged Victory? I saw it in the Louvre but didn't get it at all, I would love it if you could give me a bit of an insight. I did however really love the Venus De Milo.

MrsWembley · 07/03/2015 22:47

Thank-you, alittleegg!

spaceal, I haven't been as to get back to the Tate since the DCs arrivedSad. And as for the film, was it good? Did they use the story (apparently just a myth) of him being lashed to a mast for the inspiration for that painting?

Casperthefriendlyspook · 07/03/2015 22:40

Not a painting, but a sculpture. The Winged Victory of Samothrace. I can sit on the stairs in the Louvre for hours and just look at it. I love it.

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Opopanax · 07/03/2015 22:39

Mumzy, I'm a fellow Dufy fan. But this is my favourite.:

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MrsWooster · 07/03/2015 22:22

Arnolfini Wedding by Van Eyck and also joie due vivre by Picasso. lush!

BestIsWest · 07/03/2015 22:10

Love Rousseau.

Three of my favourites.

So you have a favourite painting?
So you have a favourite painting?
So you have a favourite painting?
MuseumOfHam · 07/03/2015 22:02

Tiger in a tropical storm by Henri Rousseau.

Love this thread.

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Littlefiendsusan · 07/03/2015 21:55

Brilliant thread caulk, it's reminded me of how I used to love to lose myself in paintings when I was younger.
A favourite was in the Ashmolean in Oxford, of men hunting in the woods. Sadly, havn't a clue who it was by.

Puzzledandpissedoff · 07/03/2015 21:22

Anything at all by Vladimir Kush, but especially "Diary o Discoveries" ...

ipaintingsforsale.com/painting/Vladimir_Kush/diary_of_discoveries-29855.html

beanandspud · 07/03/2015 21:21

Difficult to explain why but I love this L S Lowry painting.

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TheFnozwhowasmirage · 07/03/2015 21:20

Whistle jacket. I have it on my wall and never tire of it.

BathshebaDarkstone · 07/03/2015 21:18

Christ of St John of the Cross by Dali. The perspective's amazing.

Ruhrpott · 07/03/2015 21:15

My favourite has always been this from Van Gogh

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alittleegglayonaleaf · 07/03/2015 21:13

Wow mrswembley they are captivating, thank you for sharing

AndHarry · 07/03/2015 21:03

I saw Henri Rousseau's The Snake Charmer in the Musee d'Orsay and went back several times for another look. It's a shame this isn't a terribly good picture of it. In real life the colours are vibrant, beautiful and intoxicating.

DilysDerwent · 07/03/2015 21:01

And Crivelli's Annunciation always makes me smile

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BuzzardBird · 07/03/2015 20:59

Flaming June, anything by Klimt, any pre-raphaelite, Dali.

I clearly don't know how to copy images :(

DilysDerwent · 07/03/2015 20:59

Oooh, that's a tricky question. I love this one: First Steps by Van Gogh

So you have a favourite painting?
TheCunnyFunt · 07/03/2015 20:52

The Persistence Of Memory, I just love it. I have done ever since I first saw it as a child!

So you have a favourite painting?
Viviennemary · 07/03/2015 20:49

I like Venus Rising. From a seashell. Also like Cherry Ripe of a young child in mob cap with basket of cherries. I had a jigsaw of it when I was young.

NickyEds · 07/03/2015 20:49

Oh and I also love the Millais that SIsterofMercy posted earlier. love the PreRaphaelites.

NickyEds · 07/03/2015 20:47

www.bbc.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings/paintings/isabella-and-the-pot-of-basil-36528

Isabella and the Pot of Basil by William Holman Hunt

DidoTheDodo · 07/03/2015 20:45

Self portrait by Elisabeth vigee le brun. She looks so natural and contemporary.