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It was said that after the war his powers diminished as his bravura technique became sketchier.

One critic has claimed that " the painterly brilliance of his early work degenerated into flashiness and bombast, and the second half of his long career added little to his achievement.

" However, from time to time his inspiration returned, as it did on a trip to Jamaica in 1937.

The works done in Jamaica between March and May 1937 evidence a resurgence of his powers, and amounted to " the St. Martin's summer of his creative genius ".