"Painting is an infinitely minute part of my personality."

Painting, Personality

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"Painting is an infinitely minute part of my personality."

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"I seated ugliness on my knee, and almost immediately grew tired of it."

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"The secret of my influence has always been that it remained secret."

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"Progressive art can assist people to learn not only about the objective forces at work in the society in which they live, but also about the intensely social character of their interior lives. Ultimately, it can propel people toward social emancipation."

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