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Thursday, October 25, 2007

R. B. Kitaj - maverick colorist dies

I just found out at wood s lot (natch) that one of my very favorite painters has died - R. B. Kitaj. Here are the Guardian and Times and NY Times obituaries. When everyone was painting abstractions, he was painting figures and urban landscapes - magnificent clamors of color - he was an architect of dreams.



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4 comments:

  1. AnonymousOctober 26, 2007 at 8:09 AM

    Beautiful, Ted!! I've never heard of the guy but I love him!

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  2. TedOctober 26, 2007 at 8:56 AM

    I love his painting - introduced to him by Sylvia, of course.

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  3. meliOctober 27, 2007 at 5:40 PM

    wow, these are lovely!

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  4. TedOctober 27, 2007 at 5:54 PM

    Meli - If you ever have an opportunity to see an exhibit of his or look at a monograph - he has a singular vision and paints from it in a singular way.

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