Mosaic pictures

Post by **HansV** » 28 Mar 2010, 00:04

This is the start of a new series of picture puzzles. This time, the subject is: famous paintings.
The pictures have been transformed into mosaics.

Your task, should you choose to accept it, is to guess the name of the picture and the name of the artist who created it.

Here is the first one:

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Jezza · Post by **Jezza** » 28 Mar 2010, 00:14

Never very good with these mosaic puzzles but I am thinking

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The Hay Wain - John Constable

Post by **HansV** » 28 Mar 2010, 00:18

I can see why you think that, but no, it's not correct...

pi-eater · Post by **pi-eater** » 28 Mar 2010, 01:32

At first I thought the colors were those of the Mona Lisa, but they were in the wrong places. So I reduced the picture in size and saw it.

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American Gothic by Wood

Post by **HansV** » 28 Mar 2010, 01:59

That's it! Congratulations!

Here is the picture:

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American_Gothic.jpg

Post by **HansV** » 28 Mar 2010, 10:54

Here is the second one. The question is again: what is the name of the painting and who is the artist?

Picture2.jpg

Samantha · Post by **Samantha** » 28 Mar 2010, 14:30

It's a long-shot, but #2 might be

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Gaugin's Haystack

Post by **HansV** » 28 Mar 2010, 14:35

I'm sorry, that's not correct.

Post by **HansV** » 30 Mar 2010, 00:02

#2 was too difficult, apparently. Here is another one by the same artist.

Picture2a.jpg

Samantha · Post by **Samantha** » 30 Mar 2010, 00:08

Ah, well then that would make #2

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The Milkmaid

and #3 is

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The Girl with a Pearl Earring

Both by

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Johannes Vermeer, of course

Post by **HansV** » 30 Mar 2010, 00:16

All correct!

Post by **HansV** » 30 Mar 2010, 00:30

The last one was actually #2a.

Here is #3, probably a difficult one again.

Picture3.jpg

pi-eater · Post by **pi-eater** » 30 Mar 2010, 02:17

Arrangement in Grey and Black by Whistler.

Thanks for the choco.

Post by **HansV** » 30 Mar 2010, 05:39

Correct (the full name is Arrangement in Grey and Black: The Artist's Mother, by James McNeill Whistler)

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portrait-of-the-artists-mother.jpg

Post by **HansV** » 30 Mar 2010, 14:49

Number 4 in this series:

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Samantha · Post by **Samantha** » 30 Mar 2010, 16:34

Ooh, I know that one, too!

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The Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh

Post by **HansV** » 30 Mar 2010, 16:40

You're very good at this!

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starry-night.jpg

Samantha · Post by **Samantha** » 30 Mar 2010, 16:45

Thanks. pi-eater's hint to reduce the size helps tremendously, although I usually have an inkling of what I'm looking for. I must admit that #2b was the easiest so far -- I could see that one without reducing it at all, and of course that led me straight to the answer for 2a.

Now, I'm waiting for you to pick one of the reproductions I have hanging in my house.

Post by **HansV** » 30 Mar 2010, 18:06

The second picture for #2 was intended to be a bit easier, but I still think it's very good that you got all these!

This one shouldn't be too difficult either...

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Samantha · Post by **Samantha** » 30 Mar 2010, 18:14

Well I don't have that one on my wall!

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