Would not Francis Bacon be a painter of the 20th C who did portraits? On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 12:11 PM, Chris Miller <[email protected]>wrote:
> Who is the last portrait specialist to be included in a major art museum? > Anyone born in the 20th Century? > > Apparently, the "unconcealing of truth" through portraits is a bit > tangential > to the modernist project. > > Which is not to say that portraits aren't still made, or that some portrait > painters are very well paid, or that their work is excluded from historical > museums like the Smithsonian. > > Any opinions on who is the greatest portrait specialist alive today? > Nelson > Shanks? > > It's really hard to say because it's so hard to find the work except in > reproductions > > ____________________________________________________________ > Nutrition > Improve your career health. Click now to study nutrition! > > http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL2231/c?cp=syYfW6PUM1asKQ8SViUG5gAAJz6c > l_zTaptgNR5c8Mer1v9kAAYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASQwAAAAA=
