Talk:A Shattering Psychosis/@comment-5269370-20131201211807/@comment-18736543-20140119171217

Probably not. At this point, its not at all clear whether mental illness played a part. His paintings became more experimental and more detailed but schizophrenia is associated with a deterioration of abilities, not an improvement. It was more likely just him trying new techniques based on the same original picture, as to compare to where he had been years ago.