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VASILIEFF,Nicholas,RedTablecloth, 42 x50. Frontispiece
"Mygoalinmylifeandartwasandistoexpressmyselfinasimpleandclear
way.Ilovesimpleobjects.
"AsIliveamongthem,andpainttlu-m,theybecomedeartomcandpartof
myinnerworld.
'Idon'tlikeartificialityofarrangement.Igetmyideasfromobser\ations.
"Once,whenmywifewascleaningtheroom,shetooktheobjects,lamp,blue
plate,andvasewithfruitandcasuallylaidtheminaveryhappywayonthereel
tablecloth.Thatgavemetheideatopaintthatstilllife.
"Inmylandscapesandfigurepaintings,...[as]inthestilllife.Itrytogetthe
samesimplequalitythatisinthefolksongs.
"IagreewithDelacroixthatthemostimportantthinginpaintingistheiulor
harmony.Ithinkitisjustasimportantasitisforaviolinisttohavegoodtone.
"Asforallthediscussionaboutmodernandoldart:tomethereisnothingnew
underthemoon,except100%individuality.
"Muchcontemporarypaintingreliesontheoriesandphilosopliiralexplanation—
greatartdoesnotneedexplanation.Greatart,—itspeaksitself."
NicholasVasilietTwasborn inMo.scowin 1892 andwasgraduatedfromthe
MoscowAcademyofFineArtswithhighesthonorsin1914.HeservedasanoHicer
inthearmyduringthefirstWorldWarandbecameaprofessorattheAcademy
aftertheRussianrevolution.In 1923 hecametotheUnitedStatesofAmericafrom
ConstantinopleandisnowanAmericancitizen.Hisworkhasappearedwidelyin
nationalexhibitionsinthiscountry,andin 1948 wonFirstPrize ($3,000: inthe
LaTauscacompetitiveexhibition.
PicturesbyVasilieffha\ebeenacquiredbyprivatecollectors inthiscountry
andformpartofthe permanentcollectionsofpublicorsemi-publicinstitutions,
amongthemthePhiladelphiaMuseumofArt,YaleUniversity(NewHaven,Clon-
necticut) and the KennethTaylor Galleries of the Nantucket (Massachusetts)
Foundation.HelivesinRoscoe,NewYork.
VICENTE,Esteban,No.6.^37 .x:50. Illustration—Plate^
"Icould not explainwhat Ihad inmindor hou 1 felt when Ipainted
Number 6 in particular. Mypaintingsare asequenceofrelatedsensations to
whichIattempttogivedefiniteform.Eachonerepresentsanaspectofnn total
cxpe'rience."
EstebanVicentewasborninSixiinin19(1(1,liestudiedattin-I'.sc-uciaEspecial
tiePintura,EsculturayGrabadcjdeSanFernandoinMadrid,andwasgrantedafel-
lowshipbytheJuntadeAmpliaciondeEstudios(Madrid)tostudyinFranceand
Germany.HealsovisitedEnglandandcametotheUnitedStatesof.America,of
whichheisnowacitizen.
VicentetaughtattheUniversityofI'ucrloRicoinI94()andattheUniversity
ofCaliforniaatBerkeleyinthesummersof 1949 andI9.')0.In 19rilhebccanu"di-
rectorofthellighficid.Art^VorkshopinFalmouth,Massachusetts.Heli\c<inNew
YorkCity.
VIDAR,Fn-de,Contemplation,2.")x30.
Vidarwasbornin.\sko.Denmark,in1911,His\aricdcarec-riucliiclcsstudyat
theRoyal.AcademyofDennuirk,IvcoledesHeaux-.ArtsandJulian.\c.ideniyinI'.uis.
theAcadcuivoftheI'inc.ArtsinMunich,C^aliforniaSchoolofFine.Arts,andthe
