《美国艺术》1979年3～4月号刊登了贝特斯基的评论文章。评论说:“马太把自然界与遐想世界相提并论,把艺术与社会合二而一,探求新世界的意义和特征,把内在感情和客观外界融为一体。这样的艺术就成为本身包含现实的同一过程。马太正是以这种方法构想美国现实主义的绘画作品,他的研究有其独到之处。应该说,现实主义在世界上是最容易解释和理解的。但马太知道这其实不然。现实主义通常被视为美国绘画的典 American Art published Bertels’ commentary in March-April 1979. The commentary said: "Matthew compared nature with the reverie world, merged art with society, explored the meaning and characteristics of the new world, and integrated the inner feelings with the objective world. Such art became the same The process by which Matthew conceived American realism in this way is unique in his research, and it should be said that realism is the easiest to interpret and understand in the world, but Matthew knows it is not true. Is usually regarded as a classic American painting