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My daughter sent me:
I could title it: Shocking Bikers.
You know- bikers lying against reed stacks that are being shocked? O.k., too much explanation required = bad pun.
In these photos my daughter was cycling/relaxing her way to Hungary is sunshine so beautiful I'd like to eat a bowlful.
What drives me crazy is that the shots remind me of a painting. But I can't remember which one. I can't even pinpoint the period of the painting I'm remembering. Maybe a Dutch painting?
In my search I came across an entire website devoted to hay.
Yes, Hay.
Not surprisingly it's called Hay In Art. They have over 6,000 links to paintings.
I didn't find the painting I was looking for but I did find this:
I saw this Bastien-LePage painting at The Frist Center last winter. Seeing it online was like greeting an old friend. An old, very tired friend.
But back to the topmost photo- save my sanity- what painting does the shot resemble?
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Claude Monet did a series of haystacks paintings. That's my best guess.
I love Monet's haystacks- more sunlight I wish I could eat. But I'm remembering something less impressionist.
An amalgam perhaps? Too bad I can't paint one myself...
Is it Van Gogh's Noon: Rest From Work? I have a copy of it upstairs and your pic reminded me of it.
Wait- you're onto something. Squint at the Van Gogh- which is painted "After Millet", and then look at "Harvestors" by Millet.
I think I was remembering both of these paintings. Thanks!
Too funny, I've always assumed that "After Millet" was a reference to the subjects in the painting resting after harvesting the grain Millet. It never occured to me that it was a reference to another artist. I certainly learned something!
really neat photos! How cool to be cycling through Hungary!
... And the Havesters by Bruegel.
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