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**Kokomoxcv** · 07-30-2008, 12:26 PM

Mine at the mo', little known Belgian painter

Leon Spilliaert- Night

Other works

Magic Staircase

the posts

Moonlit beach

**PebydataFeents** · 07-30-2008, 01:19 PM

'The Persistence of Memory' by Salvador Dali (1931)

**gugamotina** · 07-31-2008, 02:07 AM

^^^ to this day, that painting scares the crap outta me!

**ZZipZZipe** · 07-31-2008, 02:20 AM

Here are some of my fave.

buildings:

I got a few more coming.

**nretdjuend** · 07-31-2008, 02:44 AM

My currant favorite (thank you Lofter),
by Maurizio Cattelan "The pope hit by a meteorite"

Also:
Roy Lichtenstein. (American, 1923-1997). Girl with Ball.
1961. Oil and synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 60 1/4 x 36 1/4"

Max Beckmann
"The Night"

**Anatolii** · 07-31-2008, 03:43 AM

'The Persistence of Memory' by Salvador Dali (1931)

A fan of anything by Dali

**enteltcheft** · 07-31-2008, 06:27 AM

Then have you seen these sweet little gems...
at Yale
"Phantom Cart"

or this one (private collection)
'Myself at the Age of Six when I Thought I Was a Girl Lifting with Extreme Precaution the Skin of the Sea to Observe a Dog Sleeping in the Shade of the Water'.

**pongeystrhjst** · 07-31-2008, 07:10 AM

scumonkey, that Phantom Cart is the best Dali I've seen. So small, so delicate. Early Dali, I believe. As I recall, it's actually a bit less yellow than in that reproduction --more greenish.

Huntington Hartford Museum (2 Columbus Circle) had a very impressive collection of monumental late works. Though big and skilfully composed, they didn't add up to this tiny gem. Of all paintings I've seen, this is the one I'd most like to own.

To look at it every day.

**indocrew** · 07-31-2008, 08:12 AM

...Phantom Cart is the best Dali I've seen I agree!
1933. Oil on canvas. 16 x 20.3

**MilenaJaf** · 08-01-2008, 02:33 AM

Theyre all about the dream state arent they (and thus a diatribe to the alternative - disillusionment with the politics of reality)? The inner, primaeval emtions as a foil to the measured coldness of theory.

**illiniastibly** · 08-01-2008, 03:02 AM

sometimes a cigar is just a cigar

**StethyEntinic** · 08-01-2008, 04:38 AM

I always felt threatened by his work. To me it seemed as if there was an underlying danger, some sort of threat hidden in every stroke. I enjoy them due to their unsettling nature.

07-30-2008, 12:26 PM	#1
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gugamotina Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 413 Senior Member	^^^ to this day, that painting scares the crap outta me! Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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ZZipZZipe Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 482 Senior Member	Here are some of my fave. buildings: I got a few more coming. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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07-31-2008, 02:44 AM	#5
nretdjuend Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 497 Senior Member	My currant favorite (thank you Lofter), by Maurizio Cattelan "The pope hit by a meteorite" Also: Roy Lichtenstein. (American, 1923-1997). Girl with Ball. 1961. Oil and synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 60 1/4 x 36 1/4" Max Beckmann "The Night" Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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07-31-2008, 03:43 AM	#6
Anatolii Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 355 Senior Member	'The Persistence of Memory' by Salvador Dali (1931) A fan of anything by Dali Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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07-31-2008, 06:27 AM	#7
enteltcheft Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 422 Senior Member	Then have you seen these sweet little gems... at Yale "Phantom Cart" or this one (private collection) 'Myself at the Age of Six when I Thought I Was a Girl Lifting with Extreme Precaution the Skin of the Sea to Observe a Dog Sleeping in the Shade of the Water'. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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07-31-2008, 07:10 AM	#8
pongeystrhjst Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 718 Senior Member	scumonkey, that Phantom Cart is the best Dali I've seen. So small, so delicate. Early Dali, I believe. As I recall, it's actually a bit less yellow than in that reproduction --more greenish. Huntington Hartford Museum (2 Columbus Circle) had a very impressive collection of monumental late works. Though big and skilfully composed, they didn't add up to this tiny gem. Of all paintings I've seen, this is the one I'd most like to own. To look at it every day. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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07-31-2008, 08:12 AM	#9
indocrew Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 497 Senior Member	...Phantom Cart is the best Dali I've seen I agree! 1933. Oil on canvas. 16 x 20.3 Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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08-01-2008, 02:33 AM	#10
MilenaJaf Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 436 Senior Member	Theyre all about the dream state arent they (and thus a diatribe to the alternative - disillusionment with the politics of reality)? The inner, primaeval emtions as a foil to the measured coldness of theory. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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illiniastibly Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 400 Senior Member	sometimes a cigar is just a cigar Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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08-01-2008, 04:38 AM	#12
StethyEntinic Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 407 Senior Member	I always felt threatened by his work. To me it seemed as if there was an underlying danger, some sort of threat hidden in every stroke. I enjoy them due to their unsettling nature. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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