The Crying Boy Paintings
The Crying Boy paintings have been subject to much speculation, rumour, and imagination ever since a media frenzy during the 1980s catapulted them into the public spotlight. Thought to be the cause of supernatural fires across the UK, a wave of what can be interpreted as mass hysteria gripped the UK. The phenomena of these fires became known as a curse, and the media storm resulted in a mass burning of these prints on the Halloween of 1985. Since the 1980s, the story of this painting and the artist behind it have evolved through both the publication of a book and the creation of the internet. Today, multiple interpretations of the curse exist as do rumours about who the artist was and what led to these paintings alledgedly being cursed. History The original Crying Boy painting was painted by a 'G. Bragolin'. Very little seems to be known about this artist, and when researching him the results are quite muddied. His full name is said to be 'Giovanni Bragol...