"the artist george deem (1932-2008) had a unique relationship to and vision of the masterpieces of the past, especially the landmarks of western painting that date from the renaissance to the modern era. as deem himself acknowledged, his abiding interest was in the two quintessential characteristics of western art: first, the use of oil paint as a medium; and second, the development of a convincing system of perspective. from raphael to ruscha, from watteau to whistler, from bingham to the bauhaus, deem meticulously reconstructed and reinterpreted the art of the past with insight, originality, and wit … in his analysis and interpretation of works such as these, deem made his own, important contribution to the history of art." "david dearinger, george deem: the art of art history, boston: the boston athenaeum, 2012. 11, 32-4"