Word: painterly
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...ever come his way, and the old man could not help being amused. "Well," he said, "I am glad they've found out I'm not crazy, anyhow." For today's gallerygoer the wonder is more likely to be that so gentle and genteel a painter (see color) could ever have been considered a disturber of the peace...
...Mohr's request, the President autographed two Eisenhower covers (Sept. 7, 1959; Man of the Year, Jan. 4, 1960) on which Mohr had done most of the reporting. Looking at the Sept. 7 cover, a portrait for TIME by the distinguished American painter, Andrew Wyeth, the President recalled that it had been criticized by some of his staff and remarked: "You know, I'm one of the few people around here who liked that portrait...
Sarlie bought Picassos covering the full range of the painter's varied styles, fleshed out his collection with the works of a number of other modern artists, including a portrait painted by Amedeo Modigliani in payment for back rent...
...Gogh said that his uncle's life was greatly influenced by a conflict between his early respect for his father and his later discovery that his father was not fully worthy of it. This, he said, caused the painter to become intensely religious and prevented him from being notably successful in painting or other careers until...
...scent of azaleas and the sound of the courthouse clock striking the hour. In his previous books, Color of Darkness and Malcolm, Ohio-born James Purdy, 37, dealt with nightmare subjects in a complex, brooding style that often baffled readers. This time, in the manner of a futurist painter determined to show doubters he can be a master of realistic drawing if he chooses, Purdy uses a simple, controlled and explicit prose to achieve his eerie effects. Whether he is being opaque or clear, Novelist Purdy peoples his books with troubling and troubled human beings, proves himself a writer...