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Past abstractions
Past abstractions

Past abstractions

Date6/26/1990
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Original Toronto Star caption: Past abstractions: Quebec painter Guido Molinari, subject of a current Toronto retrospective, recalls the struggle to break new ground. I felt that as long as I was trying to do something that looked like a painting, he says, that was enough to satisfy tradition.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0068980F
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