Alex Colville - To Prince Edward Island. The works of this Canadian painter of "magical realism" never fail to astound. How does the trip across the water relate to the lady's mental journey? Will she ever arrive at her destination? Will the man standing behind her be part of it?

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The Southern California dream— or is it a myth? A bigger splash by David Hockney, 1967.

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John Biglin in a Single Scull (1873) by Thomas Eakins (1844-1916).

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