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Word: concertoâ (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1926-1926
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...ovals of their yolks and whites, the fecund chromes bewitched to a dark gold, haunt his dreams with the memory of a beauty marvelous and fugitive. To satisfy the demands of that memory, he painted them, the fried eggs of his dream, in a form as compact as a concerto???a form that leaves upon the mind of the beholder a sensation as definite as that caused by a series of musical chords. They smile down forever from his rich canvas?the Cosmic Egg cooked at last, the fried ova of eternity. This celebrated picture has been seen before...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Tri-National | 2/8/1926 | See Source »

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