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Post your favorite paintings

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Self-explanatory title. My favorite:

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I was put into an office of my own at work a few weeks ago. The walls are bare, so I've decided to brighten it up a bit, with this Egon Schiele painting, one I had in my room at university:

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By Christ, framed pictures are expensive, mind. £79 it was. I think my copy might just be a print, though, not the original.
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So many paintings are good. So why pick a "favourite" at all?
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Because you like it the most.
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^Did not get what I was implying
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Here are some I like, though probably not my favorites.

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It's called "Arnolfini Wedding Portrait", or something like that, and its by Jan van Eyck.

This is Giacomo Balla's "Lampada":
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Relativity by M. C. Escher is one of my favorites.

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btownmeggy wrote:
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It's called "Arnolfini Wedding Portrait", or something like that, and its by Jan van Eyck.

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Night Hawks by Hooper > all
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Oh yeah, Philosopher in Meditation
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I own it

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you're right, that looks sturdy enough.
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Bedub, can I come over, I dont use coasters
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Of course

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ummm ... what's that stain?
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bedub1 wrote:I used to whack off to your girl picture wicked..
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I'm not one to judge.
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Post by Skittles! »

This should be pictures too.
Cause I don't really have a favourite painting.
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Kugelblitz22 wrote:
btownmeggy wrote:
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It's called "Arnolfini Wedding Portrait", or something like that, and its by Jan van Eyck.

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Hah.

Here's the real picture:

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