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Man & Myth
Of all my personal favorites, the paintings of Albert Pinkham Ryder are first. Ryder used to have a huge cult following that began around the turn of the 20th century and died out in the 1960s and 1970s, but even today painters often regard him as a symbol of the artist's devotion to his work.Collectors and scholars are inclined to leave Ryder alone, because they know there are at least ten forgeries for every original painting; even the original paintings are often in poor condition and almost impossible to conserve. There's now a growing skepticism about Ryder's myth, so people are less inclined to revere him for his eccentricities. They're more inclined to consider him a dottering old man who fussed endlessly over his pictures without much result. Looking at a wonderful painting like Flying Dutchman, it's hard to deny that he was a great master with a gift that was different from every other artist in the 19th century.
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