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Rhythm

 

  Rhythm

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Who can say what is a good shape or an ugly shape? It comes back to function. It is a good shape for that purpose, or it is ugly in that relationship. The contours of a good shape will have meaning, emphasis, balance, and rhythm. ~ Kenneth Bates Everything... has to be resolved through rhythms. You're constantly massaging each form, trying to get it home, pushing further and further until these all coalesce into a marvellous kind of rhythm that reveals the life of the painting. (Leland Bell) Rhythm Quotes
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He said this was the most complex  painting he'd ever done.

What is the artists full name,  and what is the title of the painting above and the date it was painted?

Hint:  This Russian artist sometimes used musical terms to title his works; he called many of his most spontaneous paintings "improvisations", while he entitled more elaborated works "compositions". and was influenced by the music of composer,  Richard Wagner.

Email me by midnight, Sunday, April 26 with the correct answer for bonus points.

 

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