Oliver

Hello,

I am having a hard time identifying four paintings that were used on a tv show which aired in 1999. I tried to contact the set decorator but he doesn't remember which ones were used (maybe Klimt for the first one according to him). Reverse image search didn't give me any satisfying result.

Here are screen captures of the "clearest" shot in which they appear :

http://img803.imageshack.us/img803/7...painting04.jpg

http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/672...painting02.jpg

http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/5...painting01.jpg
An attempt at reconstructing a part of it with Photoshop (the upper part of the whole painting is made of that light color and nothing else):
http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/4...stpainting.jpg

and the last one :
http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/7...painting03.jpg

Thanks a lot for your precious help!

John

I don't recognize any of them. The one of the pavilion that's over the man's shoulder does have that Klimt/Secession look, but as far as I can tell they could just as easily have been painted by set designers. Sometimes will use their own paintings so that they don't have to get copyright clearance.

saintmarc

Hi Oliver
The name of the "tv show wich aired in 1999" would help. Sometimes, very detailled files remind accessible for such member.

Oliver

@John, it is indeed possible. I will ask the set decorator if he remembers the process of picking paintings ( if it was an art department in charge of producing them or if they simply bought them at a local art gallery or if Fox somehow has a databank with several paintings to choose from ).

@saintmarc The show in question was Buffy The Vampire Slayer and the paintings were displayed in the "apartment of Faith" in episodes 16, 17 and 21 of the 3rd season.

Here is two different shots of two of them if that could help identifying them.
http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/278...intingfull.jpg

http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/611...aintingbig.jpg