My classical education naturally led me to study the Masters ... until the day when I realized that for me it was necessary to forget the technique of the Masters, or rather understand it in a completely personal manner. Isn’t this the rule with every artist of classical training?

Notes of a Painter on His Drawing Henri Matisse, 1939

Odds and Ends, Emily Carr

Odds and Ends Emily Carr, 1939

Portrait of my Father, Pavel Tchelitchew

Portrait of my Father Pavel Tchelitchew, 1939

Seated Man in Yellow Overalls, Loïs Mailou Jones

Seated Man in Yellow Overalls Loïs Mailou Jones, 1939

Self-portrait, Emily Carr

Self-portrait Emily Carr, 1938 – 1939

Self-portrait with Velvet, Milena Pavlović-Barili

Self-portrait with Velvet Milena Pavlović-Barili, 1939

Study for a Painting, Ad Reinhardt

Study for a Painting Ad Reinhardt, 1939

Study for a Painting, Ad Reinhardt

Study for a Painting Ad Reinhardt, 1939

Study for Spring Madonna, Mainie Jellett

Study for Spring Madonna Mainie Jellett, 1939

Talking Skull, Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller

Talking Skull Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller, 1939

The Big Bath, Pierre Bonnard

The Big Bath Pierre Bonnard, 1937 – 1939

The Brooklyn Bridge: Variation on an Old Theme, Joseph Stella

The Brooklyn Bridge: Variation on an Old Theme Joseph Stella, 1939

The Cathedrals of Wall Street, Florine Stettheimer

The Cathedrals of Wall Street Florine Stettheimer, 1939

The Daises, Henri Matisse

The Daises Henri Matisse, 1939

The Furniture of Time, Yves Tanguy

The Furniture of Time Yves Tanguy, 1939

The Harp, Augusta Savage

The Harp Augusta Savage, 1939

The Judgment Day, Aaron Douglas

The Judgment Day Aaron Douglas, 1939

The Merry Cemetery, Amrita Sher-Gil

The Merry Cemetery Amrita Sher-Gil, 1939

The Terrace at Vernonnet, Pierre Bonnard

The Terrace at Vernonnet Pierre Bonnard, 1939

Two Women, Leonor Fini

Two Women Leonor Fini, 1939

Untitled (Yellow and Blue House with Figures and Dog), Bill Traylor

Untitled (Yellow and Blue House with Figures and Dog) Bill Traylor, 1939

Wind in the Tree Tops, Emily Carr

Wind in the Tree Tops Emily Carr, 1936 – 1939

A ghost gum on Washwood Stn. (Mt. Bowman) near Haasts Bluff, Central Australia, Albert Namatjira

A ghost gum on Washwood Stn. (Mt. Bowman) near Haasts Bluff, Central Australia Albert Namatjira, 1940

Blind Singer, William H. Johnson

Blind Singer William H. Johnson, 1940

Caitanya and Haridas, Nandalal Bose

Caitanya and Haridas Nandalal Bose, 1940

Central Australian Scene, Albert Namatjira

Central Australian Scene Albert Namatjira, 1940

Collage, Ad Reinhardt

Collage Ad Reinhardt, 1940

Composition, Ad Reinhardt

Composition Ad Reinhardt, 1940

Feeding the Fishes, John Dunkley

Feeding the Fishes John Dunkley, 1940

Four Friends, Laura Wheeler Waring

Four Friends Laura Wheeler Waring, 1940

Hot Pink with Cool Grey, Milena Pavlović-Barili

Hot Pink with Cool Grey Milena Pavlović-Barili, 1940

I Baptize Thee, William H. Johnson

I Baptize Thee William H. Johnson, 1940

I would, to immerse my consciousness into your serenity

I Would to Love You Milena Pavlović-Barili, 1940

Landscape at the First Rays of Sun, Luigi Russolo

Landscape at the First Rays of Sun Luigi Russolo, 1940

Light, loneliness, Yves Tanguy

Light, loneliness Yves Tanguy, 1940

Looking West Spring Gap, Albert Namatjira

Looking West Spring Gap Albert Namatjira, 1940

Lotus Harvest, Lê Phổ

Lotus Harvest Lê Phổ, 1940

Motherhood, Lê Phổ

Motherhood Lê Phổ, 1940

Newsprint Collage, Ad Reinhardt

Newsprint Collage Ad Reinhardt, 1940

Portrait Head of John Henry, Augusta Savage

Portrait Head of John Henry Augusta Savage, 1940

Portrait of Frances Greene Nix, Anne Goldthwaite

Portrait of Frances Greene Nix Anne Goldthwaite, 1935 – 1940

Red Man, Bill Traylor

Red Man Bill Traylor, 1940

Self-Portrait with Cropped Hair, Frida Kahlo

Self-Portrait with Cropped Hair Frida Kahlo, 1940

Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird, Frida Kahlo

Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird Frida Kahlo, 1940

Sombreness Sunlit, Emily Carr

Sombreness Sunlit Emily Carr, 1938 – 1940

Spider’s Web, John Dunkley

Spider’s Web John Dunkley, 1940

The Daughters of Lot, 3, Carlo Carrà

The Daughters of Lot, 3 Carlo Carrà, 1940

The Escape Ladder (from the Constellation series), Joan Miró

The Escape Ladder (from the Constellation series) Joan Miró, 1940

The Last Look of John Donne, Marsden Hartley

The Last Look of John Donne Marsden Hartley, 1940

The Satin Tuning Fork, Yves Tanguy

The Satin Tuning Fork Yves Tanguy, 1940

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