That 'bearded lady' portrait...

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Danno · #1 Post by **Danno** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 12:11 pm

Guys,

Noticed that the infamous 'bearded lady' portrait had not been identified!

It's Picasso's 'Seated Woman in a Chemise' from 1923.

Anyone lucky enough to live in London can see it at the Tate:

http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ViewWork?workid=11855

#2 Post by **Styles Bitchley** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 1:18 pm

Nice work Dan. That one has been a mystery. Funny how she seems to have a five o'clock shadow...

#3 Post by **J.J. Walters** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 10:13 pm

And the mystery has been solved!!

Thanks Dan!

How did you find it?

Danno · #4 Post by **Danno** » Wed Mar 31, 2010 3:03 am

Happy to be of help, fellas!

J.J. Walters wrote:And the mystery has been solved!!

Thanks Dan!

How did you find it?

Been an art history nerd for a while and just happened to recognise it!

Styles Bitchley wrote:Funny how she seems to have a five o'clock shadow...

I'd never noticed it until now. Now I can't see anything else!

IKnowWhatYoureThinking · Wed Mar 31, 2010 12:34 pm

Nice work Dan. I thought it was maybe a Magnum original

Steve · #6 Post by **Steve** » Wed Mar 31, 2010 2:23 pm

The members on here never cease to amaze me! I certainly wouldn't consider anyone knowledgable in Art and/or Literature a nerd Dan, but instead very well schooled and a candidate for Jeopardy.........LOL!

Sam · #7 Post by **Sam** » Thu Apr 01, 2010 1:24 am

Hey Dan...nice find..cool beans.

It was mentioned on Rick's blog that the painting was also used in Hawaii Five-O.I remember seeing the episode but don't recall seeing the painting.

Season 7..Episode 9..."How to Steal a Masterpiece"

PhatCat · #8 Post by **PhatCat** » Thu Apr 01, 2010 4:00 pm

Nice work!

Of course it would be a Picasso. That makes perfect sense. Should have realized it before.

rubber chicken · #9 Post by **rubber chicken** » Sun May 23, 2010 7:21 am

I made a note of this painting being used in Hawaii Five-O (thanks to Rick Romer and Sam) and recently got the disc with How to Steal a Masterpiece on it. In the episode the Gauguin painting Fatata Te Miti is stolen from the private gallery of Charles Ogden, who lives in this Kahala home, which was also used in Magnum P.I. This episode features the home extensively. How to Steal a Masterpiece aired in late 1974, so sometime between 1974 and 1980 Mr. Masters likely purchased the Picasso directly from Charles Ogden.

Here's the Picasso in Magnum P.I. (Forever in Time):

And the screencaps from Hawaii Five-O's How to Steal a Masterpiece:

I noticed two other paintings from Ogden's gallery that found their way into Mr. Masters' collection. Perhaps someone here can identify them:

Hawaii Five-O:

Magnum P.I.:

Hawaii Five-O:

Magnum P.I.:

#10 Post by **J.J. Walters** » Sun May 23, 2010 9:29 pm

How very cool! I've always wondered if some of those paintings seen in Higgins' study were used in Hawaii Five-0. And now I know! Thanks RC!

Which Magnum episode was the Kahala house used in?

Sam · #11 Post by **Sam** » Sun May 23, 2010 10:28 pm

Good eye RC..Now you'll have me looking for paintings.

James.the house was used as a private club and the Troubshaw house in "Foiled Again"

rubber chicken · #12 Post by **rubber chicken** » Sun May 23, 2010 11:16 pm

Yep, the club was "The Belvedere Club" from The Elmo Ziller Story (2.21). It's all in the guide!

Sam, it really helps to have screenshots of Magnum P.I. paintings. I especially wouldn't have recognized the second painting with the cloud that looks like a jumbo jet.

Anybody know if the last two are famous paintings?

#13 Post by **J.J. Walters** » Mon May 24, 2010 11:28 pm

rubber chicken wrote:Yep, the club was "The Belvedere Club" from The Elmo Ziller Story (2.21). It's all in the guide!

Indeed, but all I had to work with was an overhead shot of a house. From just that, I had no idea what episode it was in. Many Kahala houses found their way into Magnum episodes.

I'm going to see if I can find somebody who can ID those paintings. Off to the Art Forums I go!

rubber chicken · #14 Post by **rubber chicken** » Fri May 28, 2010 2:23 pm

I happened across the painting of small boats in another Hawaii Five-O episode, Sing a Song of Suspense ( 8.8 ). It aired in late 1975, about a year after How to Steal a Masterpiece, mentioned in my prior post.

This time it showed up in a Los Angeles home. This painting must have been a reproduction of the original in Charles Ogden's private gallery.

Sam · #15 Post by **Sam** » Sat Dec 18, 2010 12:45 am

Hey RC...The boats are back,the boats are back...

Both pics are from season 10..The first pic.."Angel in Blue" turns up at SunHala.The second pic is shown 2 weeks later in "Invitation to Murder".This time it turns up at Sidney Dillinger's pad.