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43. Wonderful, oldhippie! You nailed it!

Fri Jun 21, 2013, 06:07 PM

Jun 2013

This painting has a sad back story. Constable painted it at the behest of a friend who was the archdeacon of the Cathedral, because Constable's wife had died of TB at age 41, leaving her grieving husband with 7 children. Constable was in the depths of grief and this was his way to paint through it, altho he never really got over his wife's death. You can see the sad touches of it in his stunted tree stump and the other tree that looks like it might fall down at any moment. The lone person in the cart is hunched over and the horses seem tired and struggling. We don't know if the storm has come and is going or if it looms near. A man's grief on canvas...

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Happy Friday, DUers! Welcome to your Friday Afternoon Challenge: Art in the News, Part II! [View all] CTyankee Jun 2013 OP

Well, I got #2. Buzz Clik Jun 2013 #1

I like the polka dots BainsBane Jun 2013 #3

2. Basquiat & 3. Damien Hirst discopants Jun 2013 #11

right, thanks for that. BainsBane Jun 2013 #16

The Basquat "Dustheads" sold as part of a set that sold for a record $495M at auction CTyankee Jun 2013 #28

But that was a month ago! Buzz Clik Jun 2013 #61

I hadn't seen that! I wonder why I missed that...I scour the NYT art section daily... CTyankee Jun 2013 #62

Well, I had to cheat to find it out. But no matter -- I want my money back! Buzz Clik Jun 2013 #63

Of course. I'll give you double your money back! CTyankee Jun 2013 #64

I updated my OP to reflect my real objective here which is what the news story is about... CTyankee Jun 2013 #8

I did too, Bush and Cheney's official portrait. n/t Uncle Joe Jun 2013 #57

Sorry, got the numbers confused BainsBane Jun 2013 #2

Yes, but what is the story on these images? CTyankee Jun 2013 #4

Oh BainsBane Jun 2013 #5

#2 is Basquiat, marking the opening the opening of the Broadway play about him. Buzz Clik Jun 2013 #7

it is Basquiat, but that isn't the story... CTyankee Jun 2013 #9

Well, his play is opening. Buzz Clik Jun 2013 #12

Fine. I cheated and looked up the answer Buzz Clik Jun 2013 #41

Damien Hirst's midrift. Bluenorthwest Jun 2013 #6

what is the story in the news regarding this photo? CTyankee Jun 2013 #10

Are these pieces part of the Saatchi collection, Nigella and the Strangler and all that? Bluenorthwest Jun 2013 #13

no. CTyankee Jun 2013 #19

The story's about his studio releasing the number of dot paintings frazzled Jun 2013 #15

Well that's interesting. I had no idea. Bluenorthwest Jun 2013 #20

Actually, what I was driving at was that he is doing his own catalogue raisonne to deter CTyankee Jun 2013 #21

Oh, it's pretty much about protecting the value frazzled Jun 2013 #32

Yeah, I'd never heard of it but yes, of course, it's understandable that polka dots can and will CTyankee Jun 2013 #35

Five is Van Gogh--The postman or something panader0 Jun 2013 #14

#5 is a Van Gogh that could be sold by Detroit to pay creditors pinboy3niner Jun 2013 #18

good for you! Isn't it good news that they are not considering selling the art to satisfy CTyankee Jun 2013 #22

Indeed, I spent my youth at the Detroit Institute of Arts. longship Jun 2013 #52

that is fabulous! CTyankee Jun 2013 #58

Is four Miro? panader0 Jun 2013 #17

No Miro here (altho I love Miro!). CTyankee Jun 2013 #23

Your weekly contests are one of the best things on DU--thanks panader0 Jun 2013 #24

thanks. I'm sorry if I screwed up the real question on this Challenge...ack... CTyankee Jun 2013 #25

#1 is about flooding in India jberryhill Jun 2013 #26

Hah, gotcha there! No Dutch guy! CTyankee Jun 2013 #30

After months of entering Challenges, eventually jberryhill will be right pinboy3niner Jun 2013 #31

Eventually, he DOES get some "Dutch guys." CTyankee Jun 2013 #33

He painted a lot of stuff jberryhill Jun 2013 #39

did you know that van gogh painted with house paint? I'm not kidding. CTyankee Jun 2013 #44

Was there much difference at that time? surrealAmerican Jun 2013 #47

good point. I really don't know, but when that story came out recently there was a big fuss. CTyankee Jun 2013 #51

number 5 is a dutch guy BainsBane Jun 2013 #45

He must've been a very prolific genius. I see his works EVERYWHERE! pinboy3niner Jun 2013 #54

Second Only To The Greatest Painter Ever jberryhill Jun 2013 #55

Okay, but at least I was right about India! jberryhill Jun 2013 #34

India? Does that look like India to you? If so, you really need glasses... CTyankee Jun 2013 #36

Looks like the picture... jberryhill Jun 2013 #37

that's really interesting! CTyankee Jun 2013 #38

Oh Yeah? jberryhill Jun 2013 #56

LOL! Buzz Clik Jun 2013 #42

#4 horseshoecrab Jun 2013 #27

Great! Really big news for the Metropolitan Museum! Lauder's early Cubist collection is CTyankee Jun 2013 #29

#1 is "Salisbury Cathedral ..." oldhippie Jun 2013 #40

Wonderful, oldhippie! You nailed it! CTyankee Jun 2013 #43

It seems gone; hence, the suggestion of a rainbow. The light "moves" with the cart from left to WinkyDink Jun 2013 #59

I have read that Constable added the rainbow as a note of hope. CTyankee Jun 2013 #60

Here's one for you, CT blm Jun 2013 #46

An extraordinary exploration. Thank you so much for that, I think I had heard of it but had CTyankee Jun 2013 #49

Yes, the actual quality of her artwork and photography should be the larger part of the story blm Jun 2013 #65

#6: Degas bronze cast from "recently discovered" plasters pinboy3niner Jun 2013 #48

Excellent. Isn't this guy something? CTyankee Jun 2013 #50

It would be nice to have something dispositive, either way pinboy3niner Jun 2013 #53