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Shipbuilding
Henry Irving
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Are you thinking of switching from cardigans to pullovers? :-)0
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Elvis costello do a song about ship building?0
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Yes originally Robert Wyatt, and it's lovely. Can we discuss the song instead of the painting?0
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next door to where i used to ive in Deptford was St Nicholas Church its where Drake said his prayers his ship The Golden hynde (sic) was built and set sail from deptford.0
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Nice Tank-top0
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[cite]Posted By: leaburn4england[/cite]Yes originally Robert Wyatt, and it's lovely. Can we discuss the song instead of the painting?
Why not discuss both.
This was actually used for the cover of the Robert Wyatt single.0 -
I prefer the Sausage Shop...0
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One of my favourite Robert Wyatt songs. Very sad.0
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It was a Costello/Langer song - given to Robert Wyatt.0
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Well the painting is by Stanley Spencer, I think the original is at the Imperial War Museum, Sir Alex Ferguson was involved in getting Spencer's paintings to the IWM0
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Not heard about Fergie's involvement.
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it is at the IWM. Was commissioned as were many other works and is part of their collection.
Personally I think it (there are a number of panels) is stunning.0 -
Discuss.
Is it worth it?0 -
[quote][cite]Posted By: Henry Irving[/cite]Not heard about Fergie's involvement.
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His family history in the shipyard led to him being asked to help,0 -
far too intellectual conversation for me
and for that reason
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Seems to be a case of 'Discuss' for anything apart from football.... :-(0
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No I do like a bit of art, having looked after NMM's paintings for a few years I have an interest.0
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Personally i like Herbert John Everett, spent hours at work looking at his paintings and sketches.0
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[cite]Posted By: Cordoban Addick[/cite]Discuss.
Is it worth it?
A bicycle on the boy's birthday?[cite]Posted By: nth london addick[/cite]far too intellectual conversation for me
and for that reason
i am out
Not intellectual. Just do you like it?
Not many paintings of men working in heavy industry. This is Glasgow but how many of our fathers/grandfathers worked in factories or at the Woolwich Arsenal?0 -
I can spend hours looking at the paintings of Edward Hopper.
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[cite]Posted By: Henry Irving[/cite][cite]Posted By: Cordoban Addick[/cite]Discuss.
Is it worth it?
A bicycle on the boy's birthday?
Its just a rumour that was spread around town.... (or are rumours for another thread?)
Seriously, love the song. The original often gives me a tear in my eye, and ECs is not bad either. The artwork is also excellent and I like most of Hoppers work.
Not sure about he boat though. Sorry PF.0 -
the song is brilliant.
Dont think that is the best of everett but not a big fan of him or that style. Very victorian drawing room imho
Anyway Spencer anyone?
After starry night and this will have to find some more pop/art cross overs.0 -
Thats ok Cordoban, it all opinions, I had that painting looking at me every day, and all of his other works I could view at my leisure.0
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good job at nmm. Like iwm great art collection.0
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Yes the painting collection at NMM was impressive, far too many dead Admirals though, its shame there is only enough space to display such a small fraction of the collections, worked there for nearly 10 years, looked after the paintings store for about 3, loved it.0
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[cite]Posted By: PeteF[/cite]Thats ok Cordoban, it all opinions, I had that painting looking at me every day, and all of his other works I could view at my leisure.
Re-assessed it a bit. I think it would work (for me) as a really large piece, you know covering half a wall. And of course being veiwed from a distance, a computer screen does not always/often give justice to a work of art.
"After starry night and this will have to find some more pop/art cross overs" - I bet you have a few up your sleeve H, just to get us through the summer!0 -
Cordoban, had I still been working there I would have invited you to view it and others in the store, the colours are stunning, his seascapes are just incredible, he earned his money painting portraits, but his passion was the sea, all of his seascapes were left to the museum I think, if you go to the NMM website you can view the collection online, I agree with you, a PC screen never does art justice.0
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What does it say about the war...?0
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[cite]Posted By: PeteF[/cite]Cordoban, had I still been working there I would have invited you to view it and others in the store, the colours are stunning, his seascapes are just incredible, he earned his money painting portraits, but his passion was the sea, all of his seascapes were left to the museum I think, if you go to the NMM website you can view the collection online, I agree with you, a PC screen never does art justice.
I do as a rule love pictures of the sea, particularly those with sailing ships or wild rocky seas (not the two together). I come from a long line of stokers, so I think there must be something in my nemes about being at sea, but wanting to have a view.0 -
[cite]Posted By: Cordoban Addick[/cite][cite]Posted By: PeteF[/cite]Cordoban, had I still been working there I would have invited you to view it and others in the store, the colours are stunning, his seascapes are just incredible, he earned his money painting portraits, but his passion was the sea, all of his seascapes were left to the museum I think, if you go to the NMM website you can view the collection online, I agree with you, a PC screen never does art justice.
I do as a rule love pictures of the sea, particularly those with sailing ships or wild rocky seas (not the two together). I come from a long line of stokers, so I think there must be something in my nemes about being at sea, but wanting to have a view.
Some/most of his other stuff is of the sea and waves. Plus I think there is one of Greenwich which is almost impressionist
I'm struggling at the moment for other pop/art crossovers. The first Velvet Albums album of course but will have to set my mind to it.0
