IF I AM TOLD THAT MATISSE’S COLOURS ARE COMPLEMENTARY, I WOULD ANSWER THAT INDEED THEY DO NOT STOP DOING OTHER THINGS THAN COMPLIMENTS. AND THEN I WOULD REPEAT AGAIN THAT IT MIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA TO BE A LITTLE CAREFUL WITH ABSTRACT PAINTING. AS IT BECOMES MORE AND MORE ABSTRACT, ITS MONETARY VALUE WILL SOON BECOME ABSTRACT. THERE IS A GRADATION IN THE MISFORTUNE OF NON