1) Sophie Taeuber-Arp, 2) Sonia Delaunay, Coat made for Gloria Swanson, 3) Franz Kline (1957 - Oil on canvas, Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Düsseldorf)
I find it funny to have found the one Franz Kline I'd seen and liked at the Düsseldorf K20 museum, considering this. That Google search did take away the mystery. I still cannot decide if I admire people with such dedication for one very specific way of painting or if they make me feel as though I'm staring at a line worker's career overview. They are certainly good art history material, the ones with the highest level of persistence: if it weren't for them we wouldn't have so many "movements" to study in our art classes. Surely the concept of movements is both intriguing and necessary for/to the human mind which will always involuntarily prefer that which can be easily divided into categories and then neatly organised into neurological structures - makes looking up info so much easier. On the other hand, an ultra-specific and dedicated Kline may have reached the full potential of his black strokes at the end of his life and leave planet earth/art history a few really striking works, while artists such as Gerhard Richter who try to cover a broader spectrum of styles risk ending up having touched upon everything and nothing at the same time.
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