"Wingate sighs thoughtfully. "Hard to say. He's not static. He began with almost pure Impressionism, which is dead. Anyone can do it. But the vision was there. Between the fifth and twelfth paintings, he began to evolve something much more fascinating. Are you familiar with the Nabis?"
"The what?"
"Nabis. It means 'prophets.' Bonnard, Denis, Vuillard?"
"What I know about art wouldn't fill a postcard."
"Don't blame yourself. That's the American educational system. They simply don't teach it. Not unless you beg for it. Not even in university.""
— Greg Iles (Dead Sleep)