Do you recognize this painting?

September 8, 2011 7:20 PM

Is this a famous painting?

I bought this painting and it seemed so familiar to me but I can't put my finger on it.

Signature at the bottom right looks like ROS.

posted by cheechman85 to Media & Arts (8 answers total)

Isn't that red building the Moulin Rouge? Probably why it seems so familiar.
posted by Wantok at 7:23 PM on September 8, 2011

Response by poster: Somebody cleaned the thread up for me... Thanks Mod. I'm new to this, obviously.
posted by cheechman85 at 7:41 PM on September 8, 2011

Famous landmark in Paris (the Moulin Rouge), but not a famous painting.
posted by scody at 7:44 PM on September 8, 2011

Yeah, that's definitely the Moulin Rouge; the building to its left appears in quite a few other paintings too. Your painting doesn't come up in a broad search, though (it's an oft-painted scene) so I'd say it's probably not famous.
posted by hot soup girl at 7:47 PM on September 8, 2011

It looks like one of the generic arty pseudo-Impressionistic-style prints of Paris that you can buy from street vendors all over the city.
posted by essexjan at 12:29 AM on September 9, 2011 [2 favorites]

What essexjan said.

This is a cheap, modern painting geared at the tourist market. These are sold all over Paris especially in the Place du Tertre in Montmartre, not far from the Moulin Rouge which is depicted here. These paintings are worthless.
posted by fire&wings at 2:13 AM on September 9, 2011

It's not worthless if you like it.

But it's not famous either
posted by Murray M at 3:57 AM on September 9, 2011 [1 favorite]

Response by poster: Thanks Guys,... Only paid 6 bucks for it so no loss here...
posted by cheechman85 at 2:50 PM on September 10, 2011