# Can you help identify a print/painting by my description? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [December 3, 2015, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-help-identify-a-print-painting-by-my-description/739319 "2015-12-03T16:27:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kirkwb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/71c47a/32.png) [@kirkwb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kirkwb)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2015, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-help-identify-a-print-painting-by-my-description/739319/1 "2015-12-03T16:27:57Z")
I’m looking to buy a print/painting for a friend who really loves a picture, which was spotted in the film ‘As good as it gets’. Its in Melvin Udall’s apartment (played by Jack Nicholson) The picture is of two black men sat on yellow chairs with their legs crossed, they’re both wearing hats and are wearing yellow suits and the background is also yellow with a red and white striped border in the top corners. I have tried numerous google searches and google reverse image (from a dodgy photo of it taken from my phone from the TV screen) but have had no success in finding out who it is by, and where I can buy! Please please can anyone help? Many thanks ---
**Author:** ![D18](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c57346/32.png) [@D18](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D18)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2015, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-help-identify-a-print-painting-by-my-description/739319/2 "2015-12-03T16:32:28Z")
Billy Sullivan provided the art for that movie, so that could be a start to extend your searching. ---
**Author:** ![kirkwb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/71c47a/32.png) [@kirkwb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kirkwb)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2015, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-help-identify-a-print-painting-by-my-description/739319/3 "2015-12-03T16:59:17Z")
Thanks - I read that he provided the artwork for the neighbour’s apartment (who’s character was an artist) but that Jack Nicholson used some pictures from his own private collection for his apartment in the film. I have googled everything I can on Billy Sullivan and still no matching result, but thank you for your suggestion, appreciated. ---
**Author:** ![D18](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c57346/32.png) [@D18](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D18)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2015, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-help-identify-a-print-painting-by-my-description/739319/4 "2015-12-03T22:34:56Z")
Ah. This might get more traction in Cafe Society, if you wanted to get a mod to move it over for you. Hope you can track it down! ---
**Author:** ![Isilder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/cc9497/32.png) [@Isilder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isilder)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2015, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-help-identify-a-print-painting-by-my-description/739319/5 "2015-12-04T14:12:02Z")
> [@kirkwb](#): > > Thanks - I read that he provided the artwork for the neighbour’s apartment (who’s character was an artist) but that Jack Nicholson used some pictures from his own private collection for his apartment in the film. I have googled everything I can on Billy Sullivan and still no matching result, but thank you for your suggestion, appreciated. But Nicholson collects very expensive classics. your modern artist is Billy sullivan. He likes yellow decor , for sure ! eg [www.likeyou.com - Billy Sullivan - Friends - Nicole Klagsbrun Gallery - New York, N.Y.](http://old.likeyou.com/archives/billy_sullivan_klagsbrun_06.htm) > **[Studio Visit: Billy Sullivan](https://www.newmuseum.org/calendar/view/119/studio-visit-billy-sullivan)** > > Join Gary Carrion-Murayari, Curator, for a tour of the studio of painter and pho- tographer Billy Sullivan in his Manhattan studio. RSVP to 212.219.1222 ×234 or membership@newmuseum.org.