Norman Rockwell

“ It is not the function of art to wallow in dirt for dirt’s sake, never its task to paint the state of decomposition, to draw cretins as the symbol of motherhood, to picture hunchbacked idiots as representatives of manly strength.”

Ziegler, The Elements,1936. Oil on canvas.

Emile Nolde The Last Supper

Nolde, Oriental Poppies , date unknown. Watercolor, 13 1/4 by 18 1/2 inches.

Max Beckman The Night 1918

John Couteu

Lowery 1948

Jackson Pollack Full Fathom Five - detail

David Hockney Splash

Doirga

Francis Bacon Self Portrait