Article: Andrew Forge's Work Takes Time to Reveal Full Scale of Beauty.(Arts&Entertainment)

Byline: Hilton Kramer

The passing of a highly accomplished painter would be felt as a profound loss at any time--but in a period like ours, when the future of painting itself is so often seen to be in doubt, such a loss is bound to be especially painful. This is one reason why so many artists, art students and others with a keen interest in painting are mourning the passing of Andrew Forge, who died on Sept. 4 at the age of 78.

Another is that Andrew (as I shall speak of him here) was a rare example of a painter, teacher and writer on art who was not only admired but truly beloved by virtually everyone who came to know him. In an art world so often ...

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