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Superficially insignificant or accidental looking detail [in art] may well carry the most important unconscious symbolism.

Anton Ehrenzweig

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Anton Ehrenzweig
Age: 58 †
Born: 1908
Born: January 1
Died: 1966
Died: December 5
Lawyer
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Writer
Vienna
Austria
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Detail
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Insignificant
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Unconscious
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Superficially
Art
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