His pre-surrealism work is lovely.
I actually own a minor work of his, “Elijah Ascends in the Chariot of Fire.”
Contemplated it over many a scotch.
I’ve been to the museum in St. Pete twice. I was stunned by the size of several of his works. I’m not fond of the surreal style, but some of his other paintings are incredible.
The Grand Rapids Art Museum has his "Twelve Tribes" series -- somewhere -- they got a pro curator about 20 years ago, and he looked at what was on the walls, and then looked at the works in storage, and said, uh, why aren't these out? Of the Surrealists, he's the only one I've ever taken seriously as an artist. He got ejected from the Surrealist movement because Andre Breton thought he wasn't sufficiently dedicated to the downfall of Hitler. But anyway, you probably know all this, I'll shuddup now.