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Before he did all those lovely line drawings, Matisse would make really detailed charcoal drawings and tear them up. He wouldn't leave them about... I understand what he was doing: discovering what's there... to make the line meaningful, to find a linear solution.

David Hockney

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David Hockney
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: July 9
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Bradford
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