4/19/2003: "New" Renoir - Page 2

Undertoad · 04-19-2003, 11:57 AM

At least subconsciously, you've probably seen all the famous Renoirs, but you haven't seen this one. It's called "Dans les Roses", painted in 1882 and it hasn't been seen in 65 years.

It'll be auctioned next month and is expected to go for about $25 million.

Apparently this work was commissioned by the model's husband, but when he saw this he rejected it because it was "too modern". Renoir then did a more traditional portrait. That one is in the Art Institute of Chicago. I found an image of it, not a simple task, and I think this is the first time on the Internet that these two have been directly compared.

Clearly the husband was a moron.

This, in turn, puts me in the mind of the best episode of "Cheers" ever. Perhaps the best 15 minutes of episodic TV ever. It was an early season finale, when guest star Christopher Lloyd plays a brilliant modern painter, suddenly compelled to paint Diane. Sam forbids her to sit for him, but she does anyway. In the final act, Sam and Diane argue over it for ten minutes, Diane storms off in a huff, then Sam finally takes his first look at the painting and is taken aback in awe... fade to black.

Diane: Do you know what the difference is between you and a fat, braying ass?
Sam: Nope.
Diane: The fat, braying ass would!

But now having made the leap from fine art to popular culture, I'll close the post before it gets too long.

04-19-2003, 11:57 AM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	4/19/2003: "New" Renoir At least subconsciously, you've probably seen all the famous Renoirs, but you haven't seen this one. It's called "Dans les Roses", painted in 1882 and it hasn't been seen in 65 years. It'll be auctioned next month and is expected to go for about $25 million. Apparently this work was commissioned by the model's husband, but when he saw this he rejected it because it was "too modern". Renoir then did a more traditional portrait. That one is in the Art Institute of Chicago. I found an image of it, not a simple task, and I think this is the first time on the Internet that these two have been directly compared. Clearly the husband was a moron. This, in turn, puts me in the mind of the best episode of "Cheers" ever. Perhaps the best 15 minutes of episodic TV ever. It was an early season finale, when guest star Christopher Lloyd plays a brilliant modern painter, suddenly compelled to paint Diane. Sam forbids her to sit for him, but she does anyway. In the final act, Sam and Diane argue over it for ten minutes, Diane storms off in a huff, then Sam finally takes his first look at the painting and is taken aback in awe... fade to black. Diane: Do you know what the difference is between you and a fat, braying ass? Sam: Nope. Diane: The fat, braying ass would! But now having made the leap from fine art to popular culture, I'll close the post before it gets too long.

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