Ireland .... a contemporary history ....

30 years ago the came to .... up to the Park and said mass at the . The day was fine and it didn't Everybody was and and - nobody suspecting for a minute that not only were some of the main participants not but they were in fact . So over the years the Emerald Isle went from being to ....

And they all lived happily ever after .......

where are those emoticons hidden then

JimWexford wrote:where are those emoticons hidden then

Hang on til I tell ya ... ....

- No don't tell him!!!!

- why can't he tell???


- yeah, tell Jim!!!

- hmmmm not so fast!!!

Sorry - but I'll tell you some time over a


............... Meantime name the painting and painter

.... by

I'm having a but i'm a culchie whats a painter- someone who draws the dole. Thats about the limit of my knowledge on the classic arts as some call them.
A clue which one is the painting and which one the painter may help

JimWexford wrote:A clue which one is the painting and which one the painter may help

Left emoticon is painting - right is painter ....... (the 'by' was a clue!!! )

Thought that was leaving the hint for a bigger clue .
Little Mermaid
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Bloke who eats and drinks a lot

Mona lisa by L di Vinci.

Nope!!! Was in world headlines a few years ago!

not a clue sorry not a thing I would know anything about

the painting is the scream stolen in sweden about 2002/03 ish? painter is probably soem dead dude as paintings onyl worth big money when the artist dies!!!!

Did they ever recover that painting? Its probably worthless to whoever stole it as they can't auction it and even if someone buys it on the blackmarket what can they do with it can't display it in their house either.

It is indeed the Scream by Edvard Munch - he actually created a few different versions of this painting - as he did with a lot of his other work.

In 2004, one of the versions and another titled Madonna (the painting not the singer) were stolen from the Munch Museum in Oslo. Both were recovered in 2006. They had sustained some damage but were restored and went back on display in May 2008.

Incidentally, the National Gallery is currently hosting an exhibition of Munch's works until 6 December - including the Scream and Madonna - a snip at €5!!

ps For a period his life descended into 'excessive drinking and brawling' - surely some Irish blood there!

Jayo Cluxton wrote:Incidentally, the National Gallery is currently hosting an exhibition of Munch's works until 6 December - including the Scream and Madonna - a snip at €5!!

Jaysus JC dont tell me your an art enthusiast as well - or are you using it as an excuse to case the joint.

bocerty wrote:

Jayo Cluxton wrote:Incidentally, the National Gallery is currently hosting an exhibition of Munch's works until 6 December - including the Scream and Madonna - a snip at €5!!

Jaysus JC dont tell me your an art enthusiast as well - or are you using it as an excuse to case the joint.

Oh I like a bit of art alright Boc! And I have a brother in law who is as good a painter as I have ever seen - just needs a bit of confidence and a rocket up his hole!!

Have been to the Prado, Rome is choc-a-bloc with art - Cistine Chapel and Vatican are awesome, Louvre to see the quare one and a few in New York.
I especially like Henri Matisse - though I don't really know why! Like Cezanne and Picasso too - so I suppose cubism interests me!

But some stuff that sells for millions I do not get at all!!

So Benedict is going to see Lizzie but won't pop across to see us ....

The old popmobile remains firmly parked in the garage gathering dust - alongside the open top double decker bus for the Dubs!

Jayo Cluxton wrote:So Benedict is going to see Lizzie but won't pop across to see us ....

The old popmobile remains firmly parked in the garage gathering dust - alongside the open top double decker bus for the Dubs!

The e-voting machines are probably in that garage as well.