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...Vincent Van Gogh...
...Schoeller ruled a Corot, a Monet and a Renoir all frauds. A wealthy woman had brought him her latest purchase: 2,000,000 francs' worth of "genuine old masters," likewise all frauds. And he reported to a group of heirs, who supposed they had a fortune in Van Goghs and Cézannes: "Not a single genuine Cézanne or Van Gogh in the lot." But he was able to offer a consolation: he ruled them "all good examples of the French school of the 19th century." Thanks to the prestige of André Schoeller, they brought...
...paperbacks were even publishing originals and luring away writers with promises of better royalties and wider readership. But the paperbacks were headed for trouble: in Washington, a congressional committee was lambasting the sexy covers-frequently on reprints of eminently respectable works, e.g., a nude model on a Van Gogh biography-which had become eyesores in the nation's drugstores...
...Punch in 1854, and when he died, 37 years and some 3,000 cartoons later, he was still sketching for Punch on a piecework basis. Only a few experts ever saw his originals, and they became a devoted following. Degas knew of Keene and admired him; so did Van Gogh, who conscientiously clipped his drawings as they appeared in Punch. Whistler once said that, with the possible exception of Hogarth, Keene was the greatest artist England had ever produced. Yet Keene never seemed to believe his admirers. He was astounded when a French writer once asked for some material...
...Paris last week was an art show with a lofty label-"Masterpieces of the 20th Century"-and a thesis. Among the 114 canvases and twelve sculptures on display were major works by Renoir, Van Gogh, Picasso, Pierre Bonnard, Paul Klee, Marcel Duchamp and scores of lesser lights. The thesis: "Such cultural achievements are possible only in a climate of intellectual freedom...