Point to Point—Place to Place

Abstract

Many of the New Work, New York pictures resemble snow-slushed pavements covered in the tracks and trails of human movement. A sort of motorcross in mud. Point to Point—Place to Place has less of this snow effect, but I think it must come late in the sequence, suggesting a summer dating. It is unquestionably in terms of ambition, size and drama, the most challenging easel picture Firth-Smith has painted. My view that it is also a successful, serious and handsome creation does not really count here, but I would like to continue my study of the piece through objective data.