Friday, March 30, 2007

Second-rate art?

It's probably hard for some people to stomach the phrase "second-rate art" when it refers to the work of the Old Masters or various Impressionist painters.

Terry Teachout, however, has made a very wise assessment in this regard, "...second-rate art, however derivative, can sometimes teach you as much as first-rate art about the nature of greatness."

The rest of Teachout's column - based on an exhibition of paintings by Vincent Van Gogh and some contemporaries - will be published in the March 31st edition of the Wall Street Journal. I'll post a link next week, if possible.

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