tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post1109750356481997746..comments2024-03-28T11:21:09.694+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Ron and Sandra.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-70914350399319147872019-08-29T04:43:35.265+01:002019-08-29T04:43:35.265+01:00The ideal couple; not surprising that he attracted...The ideal couple; not surprising that he attracted so much jealousy and venom from his critics.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-65579990496954198392019-08-29T04:41:20.762+01:002019-08-29T04:41:20.762+01:00Yes, she was a very good painter. I don't know...Yes, she was a very good painter. I don't know, but the man looks a bit like Patrick Proctor; he was probably a friend.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-33447133262411797372019-08-28T19:20:12.461+01:002019-08-28T19:20:12.461+01:00They were a very beautiful couple and, not only be...They were a very beautiful couple and, not only beautiful but both talented. XXXXJacqueline @ HOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06154045482594773377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-91659580055820181442019-08-28T16:05:56.604+01:002019-08-28T16:05:56.604+01:00I like it too. It has lots going for it - the use...I like it too. It has lots going for it - the use of colour and the shapes it creates for a start plus an overall feeling of a relaxed atmosphere. I could certainly live with it very happily.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-1130583925695519962019-08-28T15:22:19.517+01:002019-08-28T15:22:19.517+01:00Deceptively simple, but worth having a really good...Deceptively simple, but worth having a really good look at. She was a very clever painter.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-77155459138550576402019-08-28T14:41:29.861+01:002019-08-28T14:41:29.861+01:00A very distinctive style of painting, I like it. ...A very distinctive style of painting, I like it. Sad story though.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787732343048847565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-20816068657780695092019-08-28T12:52:01.904+01:002019-08-28T12:52:01.904+01:00When I look at it, I wonder what the photographer ...When I look at it, I wonder what the photographer had told them to do, or how to pose? Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-9478980322041691852019-08-28T12:29:02.261+01:002019-08-28T12:29:02.261+01:00I am not sure about the art, but it is a very nice...I am not sure about the art, but it is a very nice photo of them both.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-69081914027932830012019-08-28T08:03:25.625+01:002019-08-28T08:03:25.625+01:00A very sad tale, but at least he left behind a won...A very sad tale, but at least he left behind a wonderful portfolio of work. He was an exceptional painter.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-77517966609882058282019-08-28T07:47:53.601+01:002019-08-28T07:47:53.601+01:00And his wife died 2 weeks after the show which he ...And his wife died 2 weeks after the show which he blamed on the critics. Poor man never recovered.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-3080724835719092442019-08-28T07:46:03.607+01:002019-08-28T07:46:03.607+01:00He was severely criticised and insulted after a ma...He was severely criticised and insulted after a major one man show, and returned to the USA, where he later killed himself. Anti semitism is nothing new.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-36750647245397798932019-08-28T07:38:37.859+01:002019-08-28T07:38:37.859+01:00A very sad story surrounds Kitaj. Savaged by the ...A very sad story surrounds Kitaj. Savaged by the critics. I remember being introduced to his work but even in 2003 he was still looked down upon in spite of his skills.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.com