Frederick McCubbin, Autumn Memories, 1899; National Gallery of Victoria. This is a beautifully naturalistic painting by lesser-known artist Frederick McCubbin, and meticulously depicts the fading greenery, bare trees and near-wintry glow of the autumn sky and landscape. The extreme yellow glare of the altered version below should be a clue that it's been retouched digitally, but even so, this wrongly colorized image often is mistakenly shared as the real thing. The more accurate photo above is easily available at the website of the National Gallery of Victoria, where the authentic work is located. Altered version of a painting by Frederick McCubbin.
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Henri Matisse, The Red Studio, 1911; ©Succession H. Matisse / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York This is an unusual reversal. Despite its title, "The Red Studio" by Matisse actually looks a bit brownish in real life. The photo above shows the painting on display at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Toward the right, you can see a colorful Chagall, which tells us that the sienna tones of the Matisse are probably accurate. The altered version below — probably an enhanced photo — has brightened and intensified everything, most likely in a wrong attempt to introduce the bright primary hues that most people associate with Matisse. Altered version of a painting by Henri Matisse. Corrections or suggestions?
Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida, Strolling Along the Seashore, 1909; Museo Sorolla, Madrid. The reproduction below has been painted in a modern style that's very typical of recently created copies — with falsely smoothed edges, lack of precise detail, blurred elements with little differentiation, and an overall sense of a quickly executed work lacking emotion and substance. The original of this famous Sorolla painting, sometimes called Walking On the Beach, is much more expressive, communicating in wonderfully thoughtful brushstrokes the beautiful qualities of light, life, wind, beach and sea. There's a real sense of movement in the authentic painting, and only artificiality in the copy. Also note the company logo lower right — a sure sign that it would be wise to look elsewhere for a more accurate photo. Altered, modern reproduction of a painting by Joaquin Sorolla. |
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