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Myron Heise City
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Phantom of the Opera Oil on Canvas 24" x 18" $ 1,000 |
 © Myron Heise, 2003 Past Performances, 1976 Oil on Canvas 28" X 30" $2,400 |
Memory is a Potent Muse
The tableau stands in direct opposition to the vanitas tradition. In lieu of suggesting that all things pass, the props Heise painted remind us that art lasts. Far from preaching momento mori, Heise's work invites us to remember life, and to cherish it.
— Gerard Haggerty
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