I don't really know about the art world.
I have a fairly good collection of paintings, both classical and contemporary.
I who have been involved with all styles of painting can assure you that the only things that fluctuate are the waves of fashion which carry the snobs and speculators; the number of true connoisseurs remains more or less the same.
Believe it or not, there were very few books on art, years ago.
There ought to be three traditions in the art of humanity: the realistic, the visionary and the wild.
There are only two styles of portrait painting; the serious and the smirk.
Mother's taste was eclectic and ranged from the ancient world to the contemporary from Europe to the U.S.
I do not see any essential difference between abstract and primitive art. Both are simple and sincere. Naturally, we should not generalize in these matters: It is the individual artist that counts.
Painting, it is true, was undergoing a series of -isms reminiscent of the whims of a pregnant woman.
I like a lot of different kinds of movies, I like a lot of different kinds of paintings.
