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15. Yep. I LOVE the Ashcan school. I think it was a major American art

Fri Jun 8, 2012, 06:05 PM

Jun 2012

project with admirable results.

LOVE the backstory on Sloan that you recounted here! I didn't know it. Wonderful! Thank you so much!

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Hello, again, DUers! Your Friday Afternoon Challenge awaits you: A Little Night Music! [View all] CTyankee Jun 2012 OP

#2 is Camille Pissarro: "Boulevard Montmartre at night," marions ghost Jun 2012 #1

Yep. A personal fave of mine, too. CTyankee Jun 2012 #2

Have been to the National Gallery, London marions ghost Jun 2012 #3

Lucky you... CTyankee Jun 2012 #4

(desktop swipe). . . . n/t annabanana Jun 2012 #9

not sure about what "desktop swipe" means...sorry, I'm a bit lame... CTyankee Jun 2012 #11

I swiped the picture, and annabanana Jun 2012 #48

Aww, thanks! It is so pretty. CTyankee Jun 2012 #49

Still enjoying your Friday threads malaise Jun 2012 #5

howdy, malaise! Got any guesses? CTyankee Jun 2012 #6

Hahahha malaise Jun 2012 #7

well, DUers are a pretty impressive group of art experts! CTyankee Jun 2012 #8

Kick burrowowl Jun 2012 #10

Hi, burrowowl! Glad to see you back! CTyankee Jun 2012 #12

#5 = John Sloan, "The Lafayette" marions ghost Jun 2012 #13

PS that woman in The Lafayette marions ghost Jun 2012 #14

in what respect? (I'm not a Botero expert...all I know is his cat sculpture) CTyankee Jun 2012 #16

Rotund women with tiny pointy feet marions ghost Jun 2012 #25

Ah, right! Got it. CTyankee Jun 2012 #32

Yep. I LOVE the Ashcan school. I think it was a major American art CTyankee Jun 2012 #15

6 is one of the murkiest of Whistler's paintings and he could be librechik Jun 2012 #17

well, a departure from the lovely lady portraits in mauve, yes... CTyankee Jun 2012 #20

it's probably one of the Cremorne Gardens oils--Whistler was trying to follow librechik Jun 2012 #22

you got it right librechik marions ghost Jun 2012 #26

you are GOOD, librechik! You must be a fan of Whistler (who could resist?) CTyankee Jun 2012 #38

#3 is ctaylors6 Jun 2012 #18

google is good... CTyankee Jun 2012 #19

I second that guess marions ghost Jun 2012 #21

Yeah, it was early Rembrandt. Nice, tho...I like it. But I always like CTyankee Jun 2012 #34

okay, think it's ctaylors6 Jun 2012 #23

yay marions ghost Jun 2012 #24

#4 is driving me crazy ctaylors6 Jun 2012 #27

See below... CTyankee Jun 2012 #30

is number 4 IcyPeas Jun 2012 #28

Yes! It is Stella. One of his Factories series. Important futuristic artist CTyankee Jun 2012 #29

Every one has been guessed except for #!...here is a hint... CTyankee Jun 2012 #31

Monet? Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2012 #33

If you mean #1, no, not Monet. CTyankee Jun 2012 #35

Out on a limb here. Van Gogh? Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2012 #36

this is still in the impressionist (altho I think late impressionist) era and did CTyankee Jun 2012 #37

I'm going more on your hints than the painting. Seurat? Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2012 #41

Utrillo? IcyPeas Jun 2012 #39

warmer... CTyankee Jun 2012 #40

I believe it to be Raoul Dufy dems_rightnow Jun 2012 #42

Bravo, Dems right now! You are right. CTyankee Jun 2012 #43

30 years ago in college dems_rightnow Jun 2012 #44

Love that story! Dufy is not a bad assignment! I think he is kinda fun... CTyankee Jun 2012 #45

Very true dems_rightnow Jun 2012 #47

I went to Rome a few years after that Independent Study and a friend's fiance who lives CTyankee Jun 2012 #50

you can also read marions ghost Jun 2012 #46

wow, what good eyes you have! I couldn't see it and I looked as closely as I could... CTyankee Jun 2012 #51

I have GOT to find a way to find the weekly challenge more easily!!! blaze Jul 2012 #52

Hey, thanks. That Challenge, tho, is a month old... CTyankee Jul 2012 #53