The Strange Beauty of Linden Frederick’s Maine
In the 20th century, skillful, exacting imitation of appearances tended to fall from artistic grace as photography displaced painting as the medium of likeness. Henri Matisse, in helping to liberate painting from a mere description of reality, is famous for having said, “L’exactitude n’est pas la v
By Edgar Allen Beem|Apr 23 2009|
Linden Frederick, <em>Fonda Fair</em>, 2004, Oil on linen, 30 x 30 inches<br> Courtesy of Forum Gallery, New York
Photo Credit:In the 20th century, skillful, exacting imitation of appearances tended to fall from artistic grace as photography displaced painting as the medium of likeness. Henri Matisse, in helping to liberate painting from a mere description of reality, is famous for having said, “L’exactitude n’est pas la v
