Moses Soyer letter

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Moses Soyer letter

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Letter to Herbert S. Schimmel on the subject of the avant-garde and critics, in which Soyer points out that the materials of the Abstract Expressionists are so perishable that the art may not stand the test of time. He recalls the unembellished beauty of unframed and unstretched paintings by Rembrandt, Corot, and Van Gogh, and asks how the canvasses of the Abstract Expressionists would appear in the same light.

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Schimmel, Herbert D., 1909-

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Soyer, Moses, 1899-1974

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Artist. From the description of Reminiscences of Moses Soyer : oral history, 1961. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309734886 Painter; New York, N.Y. Noted for social realism. From the description of Moses Soyer papers, circa 1905-1974. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220236743 Painter; New York, N.Y. Noted for social realism. From the description of Moses Soye...