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The subject should be observed more for shape and color than for drawing... precise drawing is dry and hampers the impression of the whole, it destroys all sensations.

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Camille Pissarro
Age: 73 †
Born: 1830
Born: July 10
Died: 1903
Died: November 13
Draftsperson
Graphic Artist
Lithographer
Painter
Pastellist
Printmaker
Charlotte Amalie
United States Virgin Islands
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God takes care of imbeciles, little children and artists.
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When you do a thing with your whole soul and everything that is noble within you, you always find your counterpart.
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I regard it as a waste of time to think only of selling: one forgets one's art and exaggerates one's value.
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Painting, art in general, enchants me. It is my life. What else matters? When you put all your soul into a work, all that is noble in you, you cannot fail to find a kindred soul who understands you, and you do not need a host of such spirits. Is not that all an artist should wish for?
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