tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701557141086131669.post6737053734044887375..comments2023-09-27T11:13:44.435-04:00Comments on The Polygon: Girl With The Sapphire EarringPatriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17885426575922045330noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701557141086131669.post-20647042224187219062013-02-07T19:05:01.167-05:002013-02-07T19:05:01.167-05:00Ok, here's the deal on the artist. His name is...Ok, here's the deal on the artist. His name is Paul Emsley. I know he's Scottish. Here's a quote "“When Picasso was told his portrait of Gertrude Stein did not look like her, his response was, ‘It will.’ So Emsley's saying we should just get over it. That he's another Picasso? Have you ever seen a picture of Gertrude Stein? Anyway, here's the article in Washington Post. He painted another portrait of her, but he doesn't like it as much. http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/in-uproar-over-duchess-of-cambridge-portrait-its-artist-speaks-out/2013/01/31/cbe0eff4-6bc4-11e2-8f4f-2abd96162ba8_story.html<br />You have to wonder with he was trying to pull a Mona Lisa? (so mysterious) My question was who commissioned this painting?<br />The National Portrait Gallery did. http://www.dukeandduchessofcambridge.org/news-and-diary/first-portrait-of-the-duchess-of-cambridge-unveiled-the-national-portrait-gallery<br />I am guessing that means public funds paid for the portrait. Since it's a very unusual take on Mrs Duchess, the people aren't happy, I guess they don't feel like they got their money's worth.Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17885426575922045330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701557141086131669.post-37321253744016089282013-02-07T11:15:43.494-05:002013-02-07T11:15:43.494-05:00I wonder if that artist didn't have it in for ...I wonder if that artist didn't have it in for Middleton, making her look so old. As for the smirk, I've never seen a photograph of her smirking. She always looks completely sincere.<br /><br />You have to be sincere to be a member of royalty. You have to be even more sincere to be a royal subject How else could such an irrational institution as the British monarchy last all the way into the 21st century?Kirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02155991693956178030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701557141086131669.post-7202974844222346952013-02-06T21:21:11.115-05:002013-02-06T21:21:11.115-05:00The artist made her look at least 20 year older th...The artist made her look at least 20 year older than she is. Neckline schmeckline. If I were her I'd have the artist who added 20 years to her face taken to the Tower of London and boiled in oil.<br /><br />Very crankily yours,<br />Thye New York CrankThe New York Crankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04489472134701718697noreply@blogger.com