Essentially self - taught, he had educated himself in the city's museums and art galleries and through his association with other abstract painters. (vqronline.org)
Not terribly long ago I saw a late career retrospective of an elderly Chicago artist who basically spent his whole life imitating the work of other abstract painters. (abcrit.org)
Ad also spoke of his regard for other abstract painters, such as Carl Holty, Balcomb Greene, and Burgoyne Diller. (brooklynrail.org)