tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5436109717196393544.post3191753167277246005..comments2023-09-30T04:54:50.127-07:00Comments on American Folk Art @ Cooperstown: Two heads are better than onePaul D'Ambrosiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09077294618907782935noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5436109717196393544.post-71579616091460351742009-11-17T16:43:58.289-08:002009-11-17T16:43:58.289-08:00You know, doing a post about it has made me like i...You know, doing a post about it has made me like it a bit more than I did before. But you're right, seeing it in the flesh is very different than in the pictures here. The brushwork is just sloppy, and the hands are big and hammy. We have so many portrait masterpieces that this thing never has a chance of getting on exhibit. The reverse, however, is amazing.Paul D'Ambrosiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09077294618907782935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5436109717196393544.post-74238883265334822872009-11-17T11:34:53.827-08:002009-11-17T11:34:53.827-08:00Gee, I like this painting! Yes, the visage is grim...Gee, I like this painting! Yes, the visage is grim, but the form is strongly delineated and the character presented is forceful. I enjoy the linear flow from parted hair to neckcloth to lapels, down to the hands. The deep shadowing of the eyes is very expressive. My only regret is that the artist cut off one of the hands, or is it perhaps hidden by the lower part of the frame? I think it's a powerful work (of course seeing it online is a different experience than seeing it "in the flesh".)Altoon Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743040814034732581noreply@blogger.com