4/19/2003: "New" Renoir

Degrees · 04-20-2003, 10:33 AM

Although the rose painting *is* beautiful, if I were the husband, I would be disappointed it in. I think my wife's face is beautiful. If I were to go to the trouble to get a painter to come in and do a portrait, I would not be all that happy with the rose painting. Why? Because that painting is *not* about my wife. Its about a rose garden with a semblance of my wife sitting in it.

I don't deny that the rose painting is really pretty. Its just that if I asked for a painting of my wife, I would want the painting to be of my wife. In the second painting, her face is done very well - as the husband, I would like that one very much.

All in all, I think it worked out ok - Renoir got to keep his prettier painting (probably sold it and made some money), and the husband got what he wanted.

04-20-2003, 10:33 AM	#10
Degrees Resident Denizen Join Date: May 2001 Location: Visalia, CA Posts: 62	No offense, but I side with the husband Although the rose painting is beautiful, if I were the husband, I would be disappointed it in. I think my wife's face is beautiful. If I were to go to the trouble to get a painter to come in and do a portrait, I would not be all that happy with the rose painting. Why? Because that painting is not about my wife. Its about a rose garden with a semblance of my wife sitting in it. I don't deny that the rose painting is really pretty. Its just that if I asked for a painting of my wife, I would want the painting to be of my wife. In the second painting, her face is done very well - as the husband, I would like that one very much. All in all, I think it worked out ok - Renoir got to keep his prettier painting (probably sold it and made some money), and the husband got what he wanted.

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