Word: impressioniste
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Instead of settling for the sport illustrator's poster realism, Meehan filled his paintings with blurred, dusty action as seen through the eyes of an impressionist...
Andre Dunoyer de Segonzac is one French painter who seems to care for neither time nor tides. The critics of a generation ago hailed him for what he was -a master of the impressionist landscape, a distinguished follower of his idol, Cezanne. And Segonzac has kept right on painting that way. It was no way to have a flashy vogue; critics and the public were soon preoccupied with a far more revolutionary crew. But over the years, Segonzac's singlemindedness has had its effect. Last week, three of his latest pictures were on view in Paris' Salon...
...Julius Baker, flute; orchestra conducted by Daniel Saidenberg; Decca). U.S. Composer Charles Griffes was influenced by both German and French romantic composers before he began to develop his own style, but he died in 1920 (at 36), before he reached full recognition. Poem, a high-flown fantasy of French impressionist extraction, gets a stunning performance from one of Manhattan's finest flutists...
Officials looked forward to a big attendance, more than 70,000, and profitable sales. But none of the artists was optimistic about the future of German art itself. Said one old impressionist: "Right after the war we breathed a great sigh of relief . . . We all said to ourselves that there would surely be something revolutionary hidden away in somebody's desk drawer . . . Then we realized there was nothing...
...late circus king, John Ringling, cleared a snake-&-alligator-infested swamp to build the museum, which resembles an Italian palazzo. The wealthy collectors of his day were attracted mainly by early Renaissance and Impressionist paintings. Ringling instinctively preferred the flamboyance of 16th and 17th century Baroque art. By following his own nose and ignoring the sniffs of rival connoisseurs, he was able to stuff his museum with king-size treasures at bargain prices. He bequeathed it to the state of Florida when he died in 1936, and the collection remains a monument to his sometimes shaky but always lordly taste...