Re: Ted Cate Jr.'s Unfinished work "La Carousel Cabaret" (fwd)

[robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

Groovy.

 > From: Noelle <noelle>
 > Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2020 13:38:47 -0700 (PDT)
 >
 >  > From: Michael Frank <http://www.gmail.com/~mobacurator>
 >  > Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2020 14:34:32 -0400
 >  > To: http://dummy.us.eu.org/noelleg
 >  > 
 >  > Noelle,
 >  > 
 >  > I would definitely love to have this painting!
 >  > 
 >  > He showed more skin than Latrec. Jane Avril always wore black stockings and 
 >  > lots of layers and petticoats. The woman in Ted Cate’s painting may be 
 >  > topless. In any case, her 
 >  > hips seem to be in the wrong place (or missing altogether).
 >  > 
 >  > You’re probably aware Swamp Picnic has become a classic - cover of this 
 >  > year’s calendar. Do you have a calendar? I’ll send you one if you like.
 >  > 
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 >  > Mike
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 >  > > On Jun 14, 2020, at 2:03 PM, Noelle <http://dummy.us.eu.org/noelleg>  wrote:
 >  > > 
 >  > > Hi
 >  > > I shared this on the Zoom meeting.
 >  > > My mother-in-law, Bhavani donated Ted's "Swamp Picnic", after I 
 >  > > suggested instead of giving it to us I wanted her to be able to share it 
 >  > > with the world of MOBA.
 >  > > Ted Cate was Bhavani's elderly cousin whom she found from genealogy 
 >  > > research. I met Ted once at his apartment in Charlestown, MA overlooking 
 >  > > where the Bunker Hill Monument is. He died at the age of 88 in 2011.
 >  > > I think he gave up on this work and left it unfinished. He may have been 
 >  > > inspired by Toulouse-Lautrec's Jane Avril works.
 >  > > 
 >  > > https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/333993
 >  > > 
 >  > > He did improve his painting techniques through the years, though he did 
 >  > > continue to struggle with depicting the human form.(which is evident in 
 >  > > this work here).
 >  > > 
 >  > > Anyway, take a look at the photo and let me know if you would want to 
 >  > > accept this work.
 >  > > thanks
 >  > > Noelle
 >  > > in where-I-live