Robert Motherwell in The Times: Most painting in the European tradition was painting the mask. Modern art rejected all that. Our subject matter was the

Most painting in the European tradition was painting the mask. Modern art reject — Robert Motherwell in The Times

Most painting in the European tradition was painting the mask. Modern art rejected all that. Our subject matter was the person behind the mask.

Robert Motherwell in The Times

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