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Posted: 21-08-2002 15:53 Post subject: Artist discorvered

As some of you may know, the painting, entilted the hands resit him, was painted by Bill Stoneham. Apparently the picture was shown in chicargo and within one year, the exibitition organiser and first buyer of the painting were dead!!!!!!!

Posted: 21-08-2002 18:21 Post subject:

Found a bizzare, disjointed interview with the artist of the picture.
Oddly enough, he works/used to work at Cyan (the guys who made Myst). I'm a lame fan, but I don't recognize his name, not that I memorized every name of everyone who worked there.

Interview

Posted: 01-11-2002 23:23 Post subject: (recent) news article on it

Threads long dead, but I posted a link to it on a mailing list I'm on, and someone, coincidentally, had read this in their paper yesterday. And since its the halloween season...

Painting Goes Bump in the Night

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Posted: 03-11-2002 06:29 Post subject:

http://100megs14.com/~spiworld/spi/gallery/fod/index.htm -->evil painting

Posted: 30-07-2004 01:02 Post subject:

There's a 'haunted' picture of a gypsy girl in Maidstone museum - no word online - i'll try to get a photo and details sometime in the not to distant.

Posted: 30-07-2004 02:49 Post subject:

Posted: 08-10-2004 21:47 Post subject:

So, did the haunting painting fad disappear? I couldn't find any "real" haunted items on an Ebay search today....

Posted: 08-10-2004 22:34 Post subject:

Posted: 30-10-2004 11:28 Post subject: Cursed painting?

Does anyone recall an alleged curse relating to the retro/kitsch classic painting "The Chinese Girl" (aka 'The Green Lady') by Tretchikoff?

I seem to recall urban myths about how the painting seemed to cause fires in houses where it hung, but seeing as it is reportedly the biggest selling print of all time the law of averages would seem to dictate that it would feature in several house fires.

I have googled but found nothing - a Nationwide report seems to ring bells in the late 70's/early 80's, but I am more than happy to be mistaken.

Posted: 30-10-2004 11:52 Post subject:

This thread discusses the Crying Boy paintings, I think Hallybods sums up the myth that surrounds the so-called *cursed* paintings.

[Emp edit: Threads merged link removed]

Here's one of my favourite sites:

http://www.quasimondo.com/bragolincryingboy.php

Crying Boys and Vladimir Tretchikoff... icludes a link to this article on Tretchikoff by none other than Uri Geller!

http://www.uri-geller.com/articles/ley-in-green.htm

Posted: 21-02-2005 02:30 Post subject:

I think any house that still possesses a Trechnikoff wants burning down !! Mad

It seemed every one in the seventies had a Trechikoff hung or hidden somewhere, either the "Green Lady" or "Crying Boy".

Thankfully i never grew up having to stare at one every day, athough possibly worse our alcoves and chimmney breast were covered in Brass !! real 70's thing. Imgine any TV house make over programe suggesting Trechnikoff's and Brass swords and shields as the next phase in interior decorations. They'd be shot ! Laughing

In fact one of my mates as a Trechnikoff (The Green Lady) hanging next to a Francis Bacon in his hall way which greets you as soon as you enter the house. A perfect touch of irony ! Cool

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Posted: 21-02-2005 18:57 Post subject:

HG Wells in his short stories wrote one about a cursed painting. It's very good and seems to be a fairly common part of folklore/literature. Just look at Dorian Grey.

Posted: 21-02-2005 21:53 Post subject:

The title of this thread reminds me of [url=http://www.upword.com/wilde/]
The Picture Of Dorian Gray[/url]

Posted: 22-02-2005 00:51 Post subject: