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Bird painting at auction house


Hello, Could anyone tell me who painted the very big bird of prey painting that is shown at the auction house at the begining of the film? You know it's that kind of "Max Ernst-like" painting which is being analysed by the auctioneer.
I watched the film on Tv yesterday but at the moment of that scene my baby started making noise in my ears so I could not hear who the artist was (I am not even sure the artist was actually named).
Thanks for your help.

(...) Si vous ne filmez que le visible, c'est un téléfilm que vous faites. JLGodard

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Hi, it's not a painting, the auctioneer says it's a tapestry. I saw the film last night and I was also wondering who the artist is I've tried searching using Google with the combinations "tapestry+vulture" and even in French "tapisserie+vautour", but without avail

By the way, here is a screenshot:
http://img301.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mrkleinvulturetapestryeb8.jpg

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Thank you so much Freethinker_NL.
Your comment is very interesting. The elements of information you bring might actually lead to finding the title and artist name for this tapestry.
Now that I look at your caption, I remember why I was intriged.
Well done Scherlock!

(...) Si vous ne filmez que le visible, c'est un téléfilm que vous faites. JLGodard

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I was also intrigued by the art piece. It's described as a tapestry featuring a vulture in the film, but it doesn't look like a tapestry at all. Neither does the bird look a vulture. I think it was described as such to symbolise the protagonist's profiteering from Jews forced to sell their belongings. I've never come across vultures in (western) symbolic art. It's more likely to be a bird of prey, an eagle perhaps.

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I think it was described as such to symbolise the protagonist's profiteering from Jews forced to sell their belongings.


Exactly.

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