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Alma Thomas - Fantastic Sunset [1970]
Paintings like Fantastic Sunset, with its solar orb glowing red like the descending sun, make the linguistic jump from shape and colour to an invocation of celestial phenomena. As someone who lived through much of the tumultuous 20th century, Alma Thomas (1891 - 1978) grew with the world and its accomplishments. Teaching art, she expanded her knowledge so that she could impart it to her students, and in her own practice, the ever-expanding field of painting allowed her an outlet for…
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