Sentences with phrase «extraordinary paintings come»

«It was like watching van Gogh's extraordinary paintings come to life!

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The once - in - a-lifetime auction of Salvator Mundi, which followed a global exhibition that had seen thousands of people come to view the painting, produced an extraordinary 19 - minute bidding battle before it was finally bought for $ 450,312,500.

Bedford: One major consequence of that survey show, which I think we're only beginning to see bear fruit, is roughly as follows: yes, your career has become more extraordinary; yes, the paintings have become even better, as the pavilion will demonstrate; and yes, you've been able to spread your wings in terms of social practice, but you've also forced a wedge into the history of art that has revealed afresh your genuine predecessors: Norman Lewis, Sam Gilliam, Jack Whitten, Melvin Edwards, Alma Thomas — these people have become differently visible as a consequence of the need among museums and art historians to account for where you came from.

The inspiration for this exhibition came from wanting to display these paintings alongside others by Caravaggio's followers, and to demonstrate the extraordinary breadth and range of his influence on a whole generation of painters.»

The most significant work by the renowned artist to ever come to market, the painting is a tour de force that captures Marshall's extraordinary vision and technical command while serving as a harbinger of his impact on the arc of art history.

Dzubas would never completely eliminate such bravura brushwork, which would come to define his future paintings to extraordinary effect.»