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I never use nature as a starting point. I never abstract from nature I never consciously think of nature when I paint.

Adolph Gottlieb

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Adolph Gottlieb
Age: 70 †
Born: 1903
Born: March 14
Died: 1974
Died: March 4
Artist
Drawer
Painter
Sculptor
New York City
New York
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Adolf Gottlieb
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