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

Fri Jun 21, 2013, 07:20 PM

Jun 2013

I guess at that point artists weren't mixing up their own paints and could get them out of tubes but you'd think there would be a real deliniation. Interesting, esp. with van gogh, ...

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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