I like butlers and sentimental nostalgia, but I also like flabby nudes that look like they're made out of plasticine. Tough choice...

I voted 'Blank Wall Option.'

I think the key thing to think about when choosing something to hang on your wall, and thus anticipate looking at it many many times over the years to come, is to ask yourself if it bears repeated viewings, whether it doesn't give itself away on first look. I would go for the Freud, as it looks 'different' every time, whereas the Vettriano makes only a fleeting impression.

But then, I don't have shares in Past Times.

They're both as bad as each other.

This Vettriano person is quite racy, isn't he?

He likes the ladies you could say, all their various ways. Freud likes skin.

Of the two, I think Freud has the greater liking for painting -- how can I put this? -- lady-bits. :o

:ohdear:

In the Vettriano, we see him subtly underlining the inherent dichotomies of class structure; the paradigm of the ruling classes innate belief that they can influence weather patterns merely by flexing their economic muscles, the frieze-like quality and rich political underpinnings only further demonstrate this painting's timeless gracious elegance.

Whereas the Freud painting is just some old git.

Thank you.

:lol:

But it's in 3-D - how does he do that?

Apart from his jacket which is in 1-D.



:lol:

That looks more like Prince Phillip with a wig and crown on. :o

The bloke in the second picture looks like Bill Murray. :o

He didn't quite capture the essence of Kate Moss either.

Marshall is wrong. This Freud person is rubbish.

On the other hand, phwoar:

Where's the drama in Freud!?

Peasants!! Isn't the x-factor on to keep you quiet? :P

This man was on crimewatch a few weeks back, I'm sure of it! Robbed a jewellers.

Bill will love you for that!

Freud's almost as bad a painter as Anselm Kiefer. :whistle:

Out of the two, Vettriano.
But I'm hardly blown away by either artist.

If I wanted something fat and flabby I'd just hang a mirror on the wall :lol:

I once ran into Anselm Kiefer. Just before he fled to France to avoid palimonies.

I heard that Lucian had sired about 60 kids.

is this true??

Vettriano is an illustrator, Freud is a painter. Vettriano is a hack, Freud is some kind of genius. There.

Next...

Sorry, but that extra pair of hands is fucking creepy. And why's she wearing a Sumo wrestlers belt?

But you can see her bottom.

I think I read somewhere that Lucian Freud knew George Orwell, which seemed remarkable to me.

I guess the World Of The Arts was much smaller in them days - if they both lived in London, chances are they would have knocked about in the same sort of non-conformist places. It's like the music scene of the late 60s-70s, the Bonzos hanging out with the Beatles etc.