Sentences with phrase «whose particular tastes»

Pollock began to gain recognition under the advocacy of iconic critic Clement Greenburg, whose particular tastes and penchant for Formalism defined an entire generation of American art.

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William Hogarth was a great presence in the second quarter of the century, whose art was successful in achieving a particular English character, with vividly moralistic scenes of contemporary life, full of both satire and pathos, attuned to the tastes and prejudices of the Protestant middle - class, who bought the engraved versions of his paintings in huge numbers.