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Morris Graves

"I paint to rest from the phenomena of the external world-to pronounce and to make notations of its essences with which to verify the inner eye."

Morris Graves, American Artist
Art, Eye, Rest, World
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"I paint to rest from the phenomena of the external world-to pronounce and to make notations of its essences with which to verify the inner eye."

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"The play was a great success, but audience was a dismal failure."

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