Posted on 10/22/2020 12:18:20 PM PDT by Red Badger
I agree. I am a fan of Jacob Lawrence’s work, though this piece would not be my favorite.
Bit of history and more art of the period.
http://historyarch.com/2018/03/09/shays-rebellion-a-little-revolt-with-big-repercussions/
Excellent. Thanks!
Right
Yes...it looks like commie art
>>The problem is while it may be “art” it isn’t very good. Almost childlike<<
Not “almost.”
Completely.
You could go into a 5th grade art session and frame the results and the 5th grader’s would look better.
“I guess that’s what qualifies as “art” these days. Give me the classic art, and that of the old Masters. I can’t stand abstract, pop art, realism, cubism, impressionism, contemporary, surrealism, and all forms of modern art.”
Agreed.
My favorite are landscapes from the Hudson River School.
Thank God, it was found! /s
The couple should put it up for a Christie’s auction and cash out.
wow. It’s craptacular.
Would not dinner with Jackson Pollock just consist of throwing random foot against a wall and then using a knife and fork to scrape it onto a floor tile used as a plate?
LOL!! I guess there is something to say about an artist who avoids perspective
Wow, that makes me forget all about Rembrandt and Vermeer.
I’ve seen contractor drop-cloths with better colors and creativity than any Jackson Pollock crap-fest.
Maynard Dixon, Mel Fillerup..and Milford Zornes.
I have a oil paintng by Fillerup...and some water colors by Zornes...And some prints by Dixon.
If you are interested...look up Huell Howser's interview with Zornes.
Zornes was born in OK.....moved to CA....was a prolific painter...mostly watercolor...Lived to be 100 yrs old.
I own six small paintings by him...
Why are they “allowing” the painting to be displayed. It’s not theirs to loan. They received stolen property.
Where do you come up with stolen? Lost is not stolen. The large series was broken up for individual sales by a gallery in order to make money. A record of who bought each painting was not kept. Fast forward 50 years and it is decided by a museum to put the series back together for an exhibit. Several of the paintings are now considered “lost” just because no one remembers who bought them.
I’m just not sure what angle the artist was going for.
I looked at the series. Some spectacular displays of colors, forms, and compositions.
Definitely a great artist.
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