Epigraphs:
Whatever a work of art may be, the artist certainly cannot dare to be simple. (Rebecca West)
Van Gogh's Sunflowers is [not] considered worthy of inclusion in a new selection of the world's finest art. The compilers of the Folio Society's lavish and expensive Book of the 100 Greatest Paintings believe that some works are so overexposed and have been reproduced so often that they can no longer be viewed with a fresh eye. (The Independent, 24.8.2001)