Support as nominatorSupport proposed new nomination (see ensuing discussion) -
Coat of Many Colours (
talk) 07:51, 29 June 2014 (UTC)reply
Why is this looking so flat and colourless? Van Gogh's paintins are not like this.
Hafspajen (
talk) 12:56, 28 June 2014 (UTC)reply
Yes, that's quite true, and that also struck me forcefully when I fist saw this reproduction (it's the National Gallery's image) early last year. But I had just done London and haven't been back since, so I can't check. Part of the problem is this damned LED thing again I'm sure, but it does strike me as lacking saturation. I have Martin Bailey's recent book on the Sunflowers back at home and the illustration there is much more orange. I do think the image needs some expert attention, but I don't have the skills and in any case I don't have any visual memory of it. Perhaps the nomination just shouldn't be supported. I would understand that.
Coat of Many Colours (
talk) 14:34, 28 June 2014 (UTC)reply
looks like some Van Gogh paintings are like this indeed. See this
another version. -
Blieusong (
talk) 21:12, 28 June 2014 (UTC)reply
I think that the one you showed is very different in colours and stucture from this. Or it is only a better copy.
Hafspajen (
talk) 23:53, 28 June 2014 (UTC)reply
@
Blieusong:: Very grateful to Blieusong for pointing this out. I know the VGM version well and their image is much more faithful (the pale blue of the signture in the VGM is authentic for example, whereas in the National Gallery version it is not - it should be maroon). There are two good possibilities for the VGM version, a
Google Art Project version which has an overly bright background and disappointing resolution, and a
drop dead gorgeous ultra-high resolution version thumbnailed right, which curiously seems to come from the National Gallery, London as well, the subject of an exhibition earlier this year.
What I'll do is close this nomination for the NG version when the seven days are up as unsuccessful and nominate the VGM version instead. At least that's my plan barring sudden support for the NG original version, but I do agree the NG original version is very problematic . Thanks to Hafs his input.
Coat of Many Colours (
talk) 07:51, 29 June 2014 (UTC)reply
Reflecting on it, I wonder whether the photographer of the National Gallery version was trying to compensate for the
known instability of
Chrome Yellow (the cheap yellow Van Gogh used after 1886). Doesn't get my vote if she was.
Coat of Many Colours (
talk) 08:08, 29 June 2014 (UTC)reply
Support candidate 2 – Editør (
talk) 12:25, 29 June 2014 (UTC)reply
Simply a more detailed image than the Original. – Editør (
talk) 12:37, 29 June 2014 (UTC)reply
Support candidate 2 Not even sure looking at the actual one is a better experience :). -
Blieusong (
talk) 17:27, 3 July 2014 (UTC)reply
Yes, that's quite right. I'm completely blown away by it. I'll nominate it once this nomination had run its course.
Coat of Many Colours (
talk) 02:12, 4 July 2014 (UTC)reply
Support candidate 2 - A very well done scan indeed! —
Crisco 1492 (
talk) 10:06, 5 July 2014 (UTC)reply
Do I need to renominate it? I don't know the procedure here?
Coat of Many Colours (
talk) 21:23, 5 July 2014 (UTC)reply