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More and more people loathe Renoir. Is it time for a revival?
Washington Post ^
| June 25, 2019
| Sebastian Smee
Posted on 06/26/2019 6:05:33 AM PDT by C19fan
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I would rather hang a bunch of Renoir's, especially his Impressionistic works, than what is called art in today's perverted world.
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posted on
06/26/2019 6:05:33 AM PDT
by
C19fan
To: C19fan
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posted on
06/26/2019 6:08:11 AM PDT
by
Mariner
(War Criminal #18)
To: C19fan
I was never mad for those cars either.
To: C19fan
Huh?
Renoir helped start the impressionistic school of painting.
He isn’t my favorite, but his work is amazing.
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posted on
06/26/2019 6:09:01 AM PDT
by
Little Ray
(Freedom Before Security!)
To: C19fan
Yes, better Renoir than Marcel Duchamp’s toilet bowl as art or Rothko’s colorful bands.. Renoir rocks.
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posted on
06/26/2019 6:09:25 AM PDT
by
nwrep
To: C19fan
Agreed. This is the stuff that fetches huge prices at auctions these days.
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posted on
06/26/2019 6:10:13 AM PDT
by
rightwingintelligentsia
(Democrats: The perfect party for the helpless and stupid, and those who would rule over them.)
To: C19fan
Activists brandished signs calling Renoir an aesthetic terrorist...No. Do you know who is a terrible painter? Picasso. He never learned - or couldn't do - perspective, so he invented cubism.
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posted on
06/26/2019 6:10:54 AM PDT
by
Rummyfan
(In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel.)
To: C19fan
Do you despise Renoir?No! We despise the attitude of the Washington Post. It's a "mental case" in print, if there ever was one.
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posted on
06/26/2019 6:11:03 AM PDT
by
Rapscallion
(If they are not for Trump, they are against him. Fire them.)
To: C19fan
It is beautiful, but since it is not subversive or edgy or offensive, people hate it...
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posted on
06/26/2019 6:11:04 AM PDT
by
nwrep
To: headstamp 2
I was never mad for those cars either.C'mon! Le Car?!
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posted on
06/26/2019 6:12:35 AM PDT
by
Rummyfan
(In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel.)
To: Rummyfan
In defense of Picasso, he was well schooled in the fundamentals. He could paint in any style he wanted.
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posted on
06/26/2019 6:12:52 AM PDT
by
C19fan
To: nwrep
Renoir was edgy for his time. His use of light in hie Impressionistic works and his subject matter, ordinary scenes from life especially urban, were radical for the time.
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posted on
06/26/2019 6:14:10 AM PDT
by
C19fan
To: nwrep
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posted on
06/26/2019 6:14:49 AM PDT
by
Dr. Sivana
("...a choice between Woke-fevered Democrats and Koch-funded Republicans is insufficient."-Mark Steyn)
To: C19fan
My daughter is an artist, as is her significant other. They both make a good living at it. The art they produce for themselves is beautiful. I dont really get the stuff they make for commissions, art shows, or sale in their respective galleries.
But when you count on stuff to buy bread, you make what sells.
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06/26/2019 6:15:02 AM PDT
by
Vermont Lt
(If we get Medicare for all, will we have to show IDs for service?)
To: rightwingintelligentsia
Well, that is better than most. Very decorative anyway.
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posted on
06/26/2019 6:15:23 AM PDT
by
buwaya
To: C19fan
Dead white male. No wonder woke curators hate him.
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posted on
06/26/2019 6:15:28 AM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Denounce DUAC - The Democrats Un-American Activists Committee)
To: rightwingintelligentsia
People actually PAY for this? Dang, I’m in the wrong line of work!
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posted on
06/26/2019 6:21:33 AM PDT
by
HombreSecreto
(The life of a repo man is always intense)
To: nwrep
It was subversive for its day.
It lacks the “finished” level of detail of the academic works, which were done on a whole other level of painstaking skill. The point of impressionism is the impression. The old realist stuff you can get lost in. One of those guys would have rendered that satin dress almost photographically, but more gorgeous.
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posted on
06/26/2019 6:21:50 AM PDT
by
buwaya
To: Rummyfan
Have you forgotten AMC’s foray into the “Eagle” brand?
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posted on
06/26/2019 6:23:27 AM PDT
by
Cletus.D.Yokel
(Did you know that the C_A is the largest venture capital source in the world?)
To: C19fan
One of the largest
Monet collections is coming to Denver in October. I'd rather have a couple of Alan Bean originals.
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posted on
06/26/2019 6:24:58 AM PDT
by
real saxophonist
(One side has guns and training. Other side's primary concern is 'gender identity'. Who's gonna win?)
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