Word: canvased
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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"Les Grandes Princesses", an outstanding canvas by Marie Laurencin, portrays a group of sophisticatedly naive, dark eyed ladies, painted in the melting, pastel shades typical of this artist.
In sharp contrast is a "Spring Landscape" by Segonzac, notable for its rugged and vigorous handling. The cool grays and vivid greens of the picture are particularly attractive. To grasp fully the charm of this heavily painted canvas it is necessary to stand as far from the picture as possible...
A significant canvas is the "Still Life" by Vlaminck, where the colors are mainly deep greens, with here and there the effect of burnished silver. Again an interesting contrast may be observed with the Vlaminck in the Fogg Museum.
The Story. Joan was a landlubber- for the first eleven months of her life. After that she went aboard her father's four-masted windjammer, a copra-trading schooner in the South Seas, and stayed there until she could stand her trick at the wheel, pull on the ropes...
Recently the Metropolitan Museum announced an auction sale of paintings no longer deemed worthy of wall space. Last week the euphemistically-termed "surplus" art was sold. The highest price was $3,500, paid by Circusman John Ringling for Hans Makart's Diana's Hunting Party, a giant canvas...