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death, changed to the all-over spots of his last works. Those pictures
have a tendency all to look like the same picture; this may be a
clue
that something was about to happen. I think the spots would
have
assumed a more prominent role, especially with respect to indeterminate
depth; they might have disappeared, to be replaced, or transformed
in–
to other structures accomplishing different tasks. Gorky doesn't seem
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have reacted to the all-over development, but his last picture suggests
that he might have learned from it without the need to do it
Agony, Diary of a Seducer, The Calendars, The Betrothal II, The
are masterpieces of 1945-47 (the early days of the all-over convention);
L ast Painting
1948 could have been painted today.
Sonya
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