Paintings

[Ivo den Bieman]

(don't forget this was the pre-Glaxo, pre-oil basin, post-fishing Montrose of the 1920s and 1930s. The old road bridge across the River South Esk that's depicted in both was actually demolished in 1926, to make way for the concrete bridge which was demolished in 2005). So that's a giveaway that it's an imaginary view. It's taken from near the old Craig primary school in the hills above Ferryden- when you go and look for yourself Montrose is much wider and much less concentrated.

[Ivo den Bieman]

13 hours ago, tamthebam said:

The Tennis Party by John Lavery. 

I once worked with Lavery's great great (or something) niece. She was quite posh and had a nice arse. Yes, wid. No, I don't have pics so I'll have to GTF. 

A corker indeed and is actually a very common image- it hung in several pubs that I worked in in London, in the 90s.

Not as good as Woman on a Safety Tricycle by the same painter. From memory, both these images were painted in Helensburgh.

 

[Bold Rover]

J D Fergusson, another Scottish Colourist.

[Ivo den Bieman]

 

JD's A Puff of Smoke near Milngavie, 1922

[Ivo den Bieman]

The much-under rated Orcadian painter, Stanley Cursiter

 

The Fair Isle Jumper, 1923

[jagfox]

Gottfried Helnwein 

i always thought this was Rudy Schenker but it's apparently a self portrait.

[Bold Rover]

Old Ed Degas liked to draw girls dancing.

[Newbornbairn]

Norman Rockwell

[Newbornbairn]

[MONKMAN]

^^^^^^
RIP Bobby Skidmarks

[Newbornbairn]

Rockwell for me captured an America that maybe didn't always exist in reality but did in my head. When I visited upstate NY some years ago I found myself in a small place called Alplaus in the middle of winter. White picket fences, flags, neighbours who all knew each other and helped each other out - it was Rockwell writ large and I felt I'd landed in the place of MAD comic, Happy Days and all that.

[Bold Rover]

11 hours ago, NewBornBairn said:

Rockwell for me captured an America that maybe didn't always exist in reality but did in my head. When I visited upstate NY some years ago I found myself in a small place called Alplaus in the middle of winter. White picket fences, flags, neighbours who all knew each other and helped each other out - it was Rockwell writ large and I felt I'd landed in the place of MAD comic, Happy Days and all that.

Earlier in the thread, I described his home in Arlington, Massachusetts which is a wee museum and shop. Here's another one I have on my wall.

[Newbornbairn]

My wife visited the museum and felt it was far more shop than museum. She was pretty disappointed

[Bold Rover]

Back to fighting in Spain. Goya portrays the Peninsular War.

[Zen Archer (Raconteur)]

1 hour ago, Bold Rover said:

Back to fighting in Spain. Goya portrays the Peninsular War.

They must have been poor shots if they had to stand that close.

[Hedgecutter]

On 15/11/2016 at 18:43, Bold Rover said:

Do we like Avril Paton? Thistle supporters - Windows In The West?

Thanks to this picture, I've now got "Fuckin' heeeeebaawwwww!!!" in my head and a rather unproductive hour ahead of me.

http://snowball.chunk.co.uk/

[tamthebam]

1 hour ago, Bold Rover said:

Back to fighting in Spain. Goya portrays the Peninsular War.

reminds me of recent P&B goings on- Grimbo, Gunther (who's got his hands up saying "I'm no banned, I'm no banned") and 8mile face the mods...!

[Bold Rover]

3 hours ago, Zen Archer said:

They must have been poor shots if they had to stand that close.

Is the guy in the white shirt goading them, football fan style?

[Johnstoun]

3 hours ago, Zen Archer said:

They must have been poor shots if they had to stand that close.

Would have made for a fucking weird painting if the soldiers were 20 yards to the right.

[gingette]

Thanks to this picture, I've now got "Fuckin' heeeeebaawwwww!!!" in my head and a rather unproductive hour ahead of me.

http://snowball.chunk.co.uk/

I absolutely love that game! !