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These….are absolutely chilling. Wow.

holy cow. those are something.

“The spatial sense kept slipping, and I think he knew”—I admire the fact that he kept on painting despite these seeminly insurmountable obstacles.

These are amazing. Given the context of the work, I feel that his later portraits are aesthetically brilliant.

Sublimely interesting.

http://islandphilosophy.blogspot.com

It is interesting that his color usage decreased with each new painting.

Such a sad story. Gives you the chills. The work however, is awesome.

The paintings feel so sad, there seems to be so much pain from the last one.

This is basically the most depressing thing ever.

I prefer artists who impress me with their intellect rather than their neurosis.

That’s why I prefer designers.

God this breaks my heart! I immediately thought of my granmother, who is virtually gone due to Alzheimers.

I’m struck by lack of color, but piercing eyes and frown in last one. I interpret as ability to see out and experience of sadness within.

Are reprints of these paintings available?