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R H MenzelSep 25, 2002, 5:16 PM ET

A few weeks ago Fishy asked if there was a list of art references in the Simpsons. I have not found one. Nor did I look for one. I am a lazy, lazy man!

But that doesn't mean we can't make our own list here.

I'll start:

In "Crepes of Wrath" Bart travels through a few landscapes based on famous paintings by Monet (bridge), Van Gogh (a field with birds flying out), Rousseau (person with animals) and Manet ( artists having picnic with model).

I would look up the actual titles, but as I've already stated....

-Bob

DanaSep 26, 2002, 4:22 AM ET↩ R H Menzel

Hey...

I missed a couple of those...or at least don't remember them. I'm going to throw in the season one dvd and have a look again. I take it the episode where Marge paints a portrait of Mr. Burns is full of takes on some famous painters works...I'll have to give that another look as well.

How is your 9/11 exhibit coming?

Oh, by the way...DON"T post a reply unless you FIX that damn clock! (LOL)

Otherwise I won't be able to figure out how to read your messages and the entire infrastructure of the world wide web will be thrown into complete chaos!

Dana

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KatijaikatSep 26, 2002, 4:40 AM ET↩ Dana

The Edouard Manet painting is "Le Dï¿½jeuner sur L'Herbe" (Luncheon on the Grass).

In "Itchy & Scratchy & Marge" [7F09], we see Michelangelo's David.

Then there's the two Guernica "appearances" we talked about a few days ago.

Aaron HirshbergSep 26, 2002, 10:34 AM ET↩ Katijaikat

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In the Barney helicopter episode, Bart and Lisa have a bunch of dogs playing poker at the kitchen table.

In another episode, We see Homer through the window of a diner. He is sitting at the counter. I looks exactly like a famous painting. I think the painting is called "American Gothic"?

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R H MenzelSep 26, 2002, 1:51 PM ET↩ Aaron Hirshberg

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"American Gothic" is the two farmers in front of the old farmhouse by Grant Wood. The diner scene is by Edward Hooper. I can't remember the name. The Rousseau is "The Dream". Still trying the find the name of the Van Gogh and Monet. Unfortunately, our Gallery has a lousy reference library.

hneSep 26, 2002, 1:05 PM ET↩ R H Menzel

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'Nighthawks', I believe it's called. It's been used a couple of times, hasn't it? American Gothic also featured, when Bart overcleaned it.

DanielSep 26, 2002, 1:32 PM ET↩ R H Menzel

On Thu, 26 Sep 2002 10:51:04 -0700, "R H Menzel" wrote:

The Edward Hopper work is "Nighthawks."

I have not seen the episode, but I wonder if the writers might have used the Gottfried Helnwein remake of "Nighthawks" in which the Hopper figures were replaced with Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, Elvis Presley, and Humphrey Bogart. It was titled "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" and sold millions in print.

KatijaikatSep 26, 2002, 1:40 PM ET↩ R H Menzel

Edward Hopper, "Nighthawks."

It's Edouard Manet, not Monet, which is probably why you're not finding anything. "Le Dï¿½jeuner sur L'Herbe" (Luncheon on the Grass).

R H MenzelSep 26, 2002, 5:08 PM ET↩ Katijaikat

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Grant

As the two previous posters will attest, you are right on the Hooper.

I DO know Manet from Monet!

Look at the original post. I listed Monet, Van Gogh, Rousseau and Manet.

The Monet in question is the one with the small bridge over one of his lily ponds.

-Bob

A small childSep 26, 2002, 11:14 PM ET↩ R H Menzel

Wasn't there one episode where Bart, while cleaning the living room, starts scrubbing American Gothic, and the paint smears, untill finally, it says "If you can read this, you've scrubbed too hard"?

david Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground, When I know you're not around...

DanaSep 27, 2002, 1:53 PM ET↩ A small child

Right (LOL), it was the "Bart get's an elephant" episode.

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hneSep 27, 2002, 4:21 PM ET↩ A small child

The Trouble with Trillions features a tableau of Burns crossing the Delaware, and Whistler's Arrangement in Gray and Black (Portrait of Burns' Mother).

The Stonecutters' shortcut to the plant is lined with Mona Lisas.

There's a scene in Hell which is based on a Heironymous Bosch painting.

Hans Sprungfeld tears the bottom off that famous picture of Washington by whatsisname.

That painting Lisa went to see when she thought she was dumbening, was that a real one?

hneSep 27, 2002, 8:55 PM ET↩ A small child

The Trouble with Trillions features a tableau of Burns crossing the Delaware, and Whistler's Arrangement in Gray and Black (Portrait of Burns' Mother).

The Stonecutters' shortcut to the plant is lined with Mona Lisas.

There's a scene in Hell which is based on a Heironymous Bosch painting.

Hans Sprungfeld tears the bottom off that famous picture of Washington by whatsisname.

That painting Lisa went to see when she thought she was dumbening, was that a real one?

R H MenzelSep 28, 2002, 2:42 PM ET↩ hne

hne.screaming.net wrote in message news:3d94fdcd$[email]...

Good eye, and good memory! Apparently there are a lot of subtle or quick fine art references.

Alan HamiltonSep 29, 2002, 1:24 AM ET↩ R H Menzel

On Sat, 28 Sep 2002 11:42:57 -0700, "R H Menzel" wrote:

There are several in the opening for THOH IV:
- The paintings in the gallery, part one:
    - Marge shadow on wall (in the style of de Chirico)
    - Homer (Van Gogh's self portrait)
    - Maggie with melted pacifiers (Dali's "Persistence of Memory")
    - Lisa playing sax (Picasso's "Three Musicians")
    - Homer chasing Bart (Escher's "Ascending and Descending")
    - Lisa (Munch's "The Scream")
- The paintings in the gallery, part two:
    - Homer with list, "Duff Chips Pork" (David's "Death of Marat
Sade")
    - Lisa (Picasso's "Three Musicians")
    - Bart behind an apple (Magritte's self-portrait, "The Son of
Man")
    - that stupid "Dogs Playing Poker" picture

R H MenzelSep 26, 2002, 2:04 PM ET↩ Dana

Dana wrote in message news:Vszk9.6142$wH.656@sccrnsc01...

Let me know what you find!

Unfortunately, posting the 9/11 relating gallery page is about fifteenth on my list of things to do. I will let you all know when I'm finished.

Uh-oh! Too late! I wrote this message four days ago, and posted it three days in the future. Damn you, Einstein!!!

-Bob

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Philip J. FrySep 30, 2002, 8:42 PM ET↩ R H Menzel

On Wed, 25 Sep 2002 14:16:19 -0700, "R H Menzel" wrote:

I think it's from a picture from Escher.

Fry

Benjamin RobinsonSep 30, 2002, 10:06 PM ET↩ Philip J. Fry

In alt.tv.simpsons, on the "2F19 - the opening" thread, Philip J. Fry wrote:

According to the capsule for that episode, you're right. The picture -- the one with the staircases coming from all angles -- is called "Relativity." A note in the capsule mentions this same opening was also used in "Homer the Great (2F09)."

Philip J. FrySep 30, 2002, 8:43 PM ET↩ R H Menzel

I think it's a picture from Escher

Fry

Philip J. FrySep 30, 2002, 8:54 PM ET↩ R H Menzel

2F19 - the couch-scene - i think it's a picture from Escher.

Fry

CraigOct 1, 2002, 10:09 AM ET↩ R H Menzel

In "The Way We Was," the scene with Marge sitting forlornly in front of the mirror is lifted from a Rockwell painting I had in my room as a kid (confirmed on the DVD commentary).

Dwayne ConyersOct 1, 2002, 10:42 PM ET↩ Craig

Art Carney in the Simpsons...

Michael MorbiusOct 1, 2002, 9:10 PM ET↩ R H Menzel

I a fan of Piet Mondrian; if anyone has screen-shots of the Mondrian ("Composition in Red, Yellow, and Blue") that appeared in the episode where Homer went to the art gallery I would be grateful if I could add it to my Mondrian YAHOO! Group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pietmondrian2000

Art in the Simpsons