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there will be paintings from Torres Garcia and Xul Solar
4 +9 | by | Martin Riordan |
4 +2 | from or by | Veronika McLaren |
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"from" is used when referring to the geographical source ("paintings from Spain"), the inspirational source ("paintings from Victorian postcards"), the period ("paintings from the eighteenth century") and maybe other things which I don't remember just now!
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Note added at 2 hrs (2012-05-07 02:00:53 GMT)
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If you look up the terms "paintings from" and "paintings by" in Google, you will see that the answers tend to confirm this usage (with some exceptions, of course).
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JaneTranslates
: "From" feels wrong to me in this context. Your analysis of the distinction makes sense to me.
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Jack Doughty
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Thanks, Jack!
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Sven Petersson
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Tony M
: Yes: "the picture was painted by..."
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Charles Davis
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katsy
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Armorel Young
: yes, you'd never say that "the National Gallery has paintings from Michaelanglo and Rubens"
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Anita Šumer
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Phong Le
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Note added at 12 hrs (2012-05-07 11:49:25 GMT)
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True - "from" would be used with "from a collection" or the like.
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Jenna Porter-Jacek
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Charles Davis
: "By" is much more usual, though "from" is sometimes said.
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