61.   The Russian people, it seems, never got the message that the abstract paintings and experimental films of the avant-garde were for their own benefit.

62.   The show begins with two colorful abstract paintings made of overlapping planes.

63.   They did that for my abstract painting, which is all right.

64.   They work like titles on abstract paintings, just leading you toward a certain perspective.

65.   This is a terrific abstract painting.

66.   When Longo recently wanted to exhibit a new series of his abstract paintings, they turned him down.

67.   While the gestures make the score tangible, the dancers also seem like brushstrokes in some complex but highly organized abstract painting.

68.   Yet the constellation of cities in her itinerant life is no match for the invented landscapes in her abstract paintings.

69.   About six tablespoons of ash are sprinkled on the artwork and the abstract painting is then placed in ornate frames.

70.   De Szyszlo, a Washington native, was the son of Peruvian artist Fernando de Szyszlo, well-known for his abstract paintings.