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...small collection of Vincent Van Gogh's paintings are now being shown in Fogg Museum. The artist's life was both fascinating and tragic enough to provide ample material for the publicity he has gained, but many people, vexed by the stupendous praise which has been rendered-him, justifiably object to the place he has recently come to occupy, on the grounds that he is highly over-rated as a painter. Now whether or not Van Gogh is over-rated must remain a point for further discussion. It can be said, however, that along with such men as El Greco...
...been afforded the pleasure of being designated as "the work of that up-and-coming young artist from the west." And, as is often the case, there was no particular reason for such neglect; the size of the piece was just small enough to that of Van Gogh to cause comment and comparison, while the few barns and houses which completed the landscape were sufficiently cubistic to inspire Cezannesque Colloquialisms on the part of any well-known critic. But for some vague reason the painting was gradually slipping into the lap of oblivion...
...style of several artists as a foundation for one's own work is no crime; Derain does it and does it well because he simply uses men such as Cezanne and Van Gogh; they do not use him in his own paintings. But with Iacovleff we find that he has imposed the styles of other painters on his own work to such a great extent that his art becomes nothing more than a collection of influences...
...collectors making most of the high bids, dealers were vindicated. Chunky, art-loving Walter P. Chrysler Jr. set a new U. S. auction record for Cézanne by bidding $27,500 for a sombre portrait of Mme Cézanne. An anonymous collector paid $19,000 for van Gogh's high-keyed portrait of Mile Ravoux, smeared on the canvas with a palette knife...
...tonality found in most of his other paintings. Derain is by no means a mere imitator: he is a good painter and his individuality succeeds in making itself felt. But it is interesting to see the imprint of Cczanne's body on the hills and now and then Van Gogh's head peeping out from behind the trees...