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The Psychology of the Critic and Psychological Criticism

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art criticism

  • Gustave Courbet: The Painter's Studio
    In art criticism: The role of the critic

    …wrote in his essay “The Psychology of the Critic and Psychological Criticism” (1962), but “the step from connoisseur to critic implies the progression from knowledge to judgment.” The critic must make judgments because the art dealt with is generally new and unfamiliar—unless the critic is trying to reevaluate an…

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