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Kromer was a hinge between worlds, a glimpser.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 2, 2012

De Kooning, the "slipping glimpser," as he called himself, was open to a constant stream of momentary impressions: smiles from Camel ads, shoulders from Ingres, pinups and Raphael--high and low, everywhere.

From Time Magazine Archive