# Identify this painting (if possible)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-painting-if-possible/819131>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 5, 2018, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-painting-if-possible/819131 "2018-08-05T15:30:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2018, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-painting-if-possible/819131/1 "2018-08-05T15:30:00Z")

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In of all places, the Sunday August 5th _Judge Parker_ cartoon, second panel, right side:  
[http://www.oregonlive.com/comics-kingdom/?feature\_id=Judge\_Parker&feature\_date=2018-08-05](http://www.oregonlive.com/comics-kingdom/?feature_id=Judge_Parker&feature_date=2018-08-05)

The artist went to some trouble to detail this bit of background trivia, so I was wondering if it was based on an actual painting.

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**Author:** ![MickNickMaggies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/59ef9b/32.png) [@MickNickMaggies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MickNickMaggies)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2018, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-painting-if-possible/819131/2 "2018-08-05T17:10:35Z")

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Balthus, ‘The Golden Fruit’

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**Author:** ![Baal\_Houtham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baal_houtham/32/13604_2.png) [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2018, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-painting-if-possible/819131/3 "2018-08-05T17:23:53Z")

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> [@MickNickMaggies](#):
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> Balthus, ‘The Golden Fruit’

Kudos.

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**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2018, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-painting-if-possible/819131/4 "2018-08-05T20:31:48Z")

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> [@MickNickMaggies](#):
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> Balthus, ‘The Golden Fruit’

I wonder who really owns it- presumably not an Eastern European drug lord.