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...Rembrandt van Rijn sat down to paint his own picture. Often had he done it before; often was he to do it again. Most profound artists are introverts, seekers of their own devious mysteries. In the mirror Rembrandt studied his greenish, fur-lined cloak, his quietly folded hands. But ever and again he returned to probe his own sad eyes, perhaps hypnotized himself as people do who gaze in mirrors. He saw a man who was not intoxicated exclusively with his own painting, but who loved the work of other men and, indeed, bought so much of it that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Sales | 12/17/1928 | See Source »

...Incidentally she wore greenish blue in the first act and white and vermilion in the second...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Debussy Embrace | 10/15/1928 | See Source »

Marshal Henri Philippe Petain, Viscount Byng of Vimy, Admirals Beatty and Jellicoe, and, symbolically to the fore of the bier, clad in a greenish-brown Belgian uniform, Baron de Ceynick, Field Marshal of the Belgian Army, special representative of King Albert of the Belgians in whose realm was launched the first British attack...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: British Commonwealth of Nations: Toward 1940 | 2/13/1928 | See Source »

...excellent shot." Not until the 1920's did she start writing and her first things won instant recognition, including an O. Henry Memorial mention. A professor-friend describes her: "Well above medium height of her sex; up standing, virile and vivacious. Hair plentiful, rather riotous and red. Eyes greenish-grey. Features large and full of character. The entire woman is instinct with indescribable charm...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Fiction: Apr. 4, 1927 | 4/4/1927 | See Source »

...Liver. (The bile is a sticky yellowish, or greenish fluid secreted by the liver...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: An Evening This Week: Answers to No. 1 | 3/21/1927 | See Source »

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