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Monet Painting Seriously Damaged in National Gallery

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  • #32
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 6,321 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    mattjack wrote: »
    It was painted in 1874,lucky it wasn't new .

    :D


  • #33
    DDC1990
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,398 ✭✭✭✭DDC1990


    Just for information. The man took a look at the painting, walked out of the room, walked back in 60 seconds later, tested the security cordon, walked out, came back pretended to stumble and threw himself into the painting fist first. He was then restrained by another patron from going at it a second time. He was arrested with a form of paint stripper in his bag, which could be a coincidence, but more then likely not. Thankfully he only punched it, as the paint stripper would have caused irepairable damage.

    Bit of a Nutter to say the least.


  • #34
    im invisible
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,372 ✭✭✭im invisible


    Its all about the Monet, its all about the dum dum diggiy dum dum


  • #35
    ejmaztec
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,369 ✭✭✭✭ejmaztec


    The guy who was arrested didn't do it, he was framed.:(


  • #36
    Gillington
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,555 ✭✭✭Gillington


    DDC1990 wrote: »
    Just for information. The man took a look at the painting, walked out of the room, walked back in 60 seconds later, tested the security cordon, walked out, came back pretended to stumble and threw himself into the painting fist first. He was then restrained by another patron from going at it a second time. He was arrested with a form of paint stripper in his bag, which could be a coincidence, but more then likely not. Thankfully he only punched it, as the paint stripper would have caused irepairable damage.

    Bit of a Nutter to say the least.

    Source for this?

    That is just stupid,I always sorta reserve judgement until i hear the full story so thought it could have been an accident until I read this. What a di***ead if thats true


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  • #37
    juan.kerr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,766 ✭✭✭juan.kerr


    M cebee wrote: »
    they should keep the originals out the back and display copies

    Same difference


    Why bother having a physical gallery? Can we not just view them on the interweb?

    Or if we keep the galleries can we not make 10000 copies of everything and send one to each of the worlds galleries.


  • #38
    arybvtcw0eolkf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 24,608 ✭✭✭✭arybvtcw0eolkf


    Deus Ex Machina wrote: »
    I'd be able to spot a fake from the other side of the room while glancing at it obliquely.


    Seriously, how?. (honest question).


  • #39
    M cebee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,431 ✭✭✭M cebee


    juan.kerr wrote: »
    Why bother having a physical gallery? Can we not just view them on the interweb?

    Or if we keep the galleries can we not make 10000 copies of everything and send one to each of the worlds galleries.

    i wasn't serious


  • #40
    Pawwed Rig
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,502 ✭✭✭✭Pawwed Rig


    juan.kerr wrote: »
    Why bother having a physical gallery? Can we not just view them on the interweb?

    Or if we keep the galleries can we not make 10000 copies of everything and send one to each of the worlds galleries.

    Why go on holidays? We can view all the sites on the interweb.

    In fact why leave the house?

    Really hope this painting can be saved. I am not overly familiar with this particular painting but it would be a tragedy for something irreplaceable to be lost.

    Not a great source but http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2166731/Man-detained-putting-fist-8m-Monet-painting-hung-gallery.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

    Edit Irish Times article
    A large hole was made in the 1874 painting, Argenteuil Basin with a Single Sailboat, when a man lunged at it in the gallery between 11.30am and noon.

    http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/frontpage/2012/0630/1224319040491.html

    Shame


  • #41
    Cookie_Monster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 24,755 ✭✭✭✭Cookie_Monster


    Pawwed Rig wrote: »
    A large hole was made in the 1874 painting, Argenteuil Basin with a Single Sailboat, when a man lunged at it in the gallery between 11.30am and noon.

    it's all blurry, did he paint without his glasses on or something?


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  • #42
    arybvtcw0eolkf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 24,608 ✭✭✭✭arybvtcw0eolkf


    Cookie_Monster wrote: »
    it's all blurry, did he paint without his glasses on or something?

    I'm not artistic at all, but I often wondered why artists painted like that instead of a clear scene to look at.


  • #43
    Princess Consuela Bananahammock
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,779 ✭✭✭✭Princess Consuela Bananahammock


    Braylon Blue Azimuth wrote: »
    I'm not artistic at all, but I often wondered why artists painted like that instead of a clear scene to look at.

    Why didn't Quentin Tanantino edit Pulp Fiction in chronological order?

    Everything I don't like is either woke or fascist - possibly both - pick one.



  • #44
    ejmaztec
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,369 ✭✭✭✭ejmaztec


    Braylon Blue Azimuth wrote: »
    I'm not artistic at all, but I often wondered why artists painted like that instead of a clear scene to look at.

    Perhaps they were rubbish at painting, but managed to con a lot of people.


  • #45
    juan.kerr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,766 ✭✭✭juan.kerr


    Braylon Blue Azimuth wrote: »
    I'm not artistic at all, but I often wondered why artists painted like that instead of a clear scene to look at.

    Nerxt time he should just take a photo...


  • #46
    tayto lover
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 57,077 ✭✭✭✭tayto lover


    I believe the man who did this is overcome with emulsion now.


  • #47
    im invisible
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,372 ✭✭✭im invisible


    Cookie_Monster wrote: »
    it's all blurry, did he paint without his glasses on or something?
    remember reading a theory a while ago that he had cataracts, and thats how he saw the world... :/


  • #48
    Gillo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,566 ✭✭✭Gillo


    Dr.Strange wrote: »
    Must have some form of mental illness to do that.
    You'd want to be a right dick to damage an art work but I find that post very offensive towards people with a genuine mental illness.


  • #49
    Merkin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,230 ✭✭✭Merkin


    Grrrrrrrrrrr this makes me so angry :mad:


  • #50
    Michael Weston
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 979 ✭✭✭Michael Weston


    im invisible wrote: »
    Its all about the Monet, its all about the dum dum diggiy dum dum

    I beg to differ.

    Its not about the Monet Monet Monet
    We dont need your Monet Monet Monet
    We just wanna make the world dance


  • #51
    My name is URL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,626 ✭✭✭✭My name is URL


    im invisible wrote: »
    remember reading a theory a while ago that he had cataracts, and thats how he saw the world... :/

    I'm no art buff, but afaik the blurriness is a hallmark of impressionist painting. Short brushstrokes are used and an emphasis is put on the natural movement of elements in the scene.


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  • #52
    Paparazzo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,395 ✭✭✭Paparazzo


    http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/frontpage/2012/0630/1224319040491.html
    Market values for substantial works by Monet are now well into the tens of millions. A Water Lilies painting exceeded £40 million at auction in 2008. Smaller, less iconic works of quality are unlikely to fetch below the £10 million mark.
    :eek:
    What a gobshíte. Wonder what the maximum punishment for this can be?


  • #53
    DDC1990
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,398 ✭✭✭✭DDC1990


    Gillington wrote: »
    Source for this?

    That is just stupid,I always sorta reserve judgement until i hear the full story so thought it could have been an accident until I read this. What a di***ead if thats true
    A close family member works in the gallery and has seen the security footage.

    So no source that I can show you, but you can take my word for it.

    Also RTE have got the time wrong :P They said it happened between 11:30 and 12:00, when in reality it happened at 10:58 :P


  • #54
    Blondini
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,480 ✭✭✭Blondini


    tayto lover wrote: »
    I believe the man who did this is overcome with emulsion now.

    He's trying to gloss over it now and says it was a pigment of his imagination..


  • #55
    VEN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 648 ✭✭✭VEN


    i still think the person saw something in the painting that was coming to attack them, like a demon coming out of the water, they didn't like it so tried to kill it.


  • #56
    mikom
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,391 ✭✭✭✭mikom


    Neil Buhcanhan was unavailable for comment.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFqCl_GvHe0


  • #57
    Dr.Strange
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 181 ✭✭Dr.Strange


    Gillo wrote: »
    You'd want to be a right dick to damage an art work but I find that post very offensive towards people with a genuine mental illness.

    How come?


  • #58
    Rocky Great Leakage
    Posts: 81,308 CMod ✭✭✭✭ Rocky Great Leakage


    VEN wrote: »
    i still think the person saw something in the painting that was coming to attack them, like a demon coming out of the water, they didn't like it so tried to kill it.

    it was a paint demon like in Oblivion


  • #59
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 15,055 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    What's the punishment for something like this?

    I assume it must be a fairly severe punishment/sentence for someone who deliberately destroys something in this manner?


  • #60
    Stavro Mueller
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,673 ✭✭✭Stavro Mueller


    I was in the art gallery recently and did wonder what the story was regarding security. It struck me when looking at the Caravaggio. That all there was in the room was a little metal cordon running along the walls and a bloke sitting on a chair. Naturally you'd not be able to pick any of the paintings off the wall and run out the door but you could do damage.

    It is saddening though that there might come a day when you can't just walk into a room and be able to look at these wonderful paintings just hanging there on the walls.


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  • #61
    Ellis Dee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,510 ✭✭✭Ellis Dee


    Deleted User wrote: »
    What's the punishment for something like this?

    I assume it must be a fairly severe punishment/sentence for someone who deliberately destroys something in this manner?

    It often turns out that the person who does something like this is in one way or another a total whack job and ends up getting some psychiatric treatment, which may or may not help.:cool:


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