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The Art of Vermeer must have been there on the morning of creation.
Frederick Sommer
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Frederick Sommer
Age: 94 †
Born: 1905
Born: January 1
Died: 1999
Died: January 23
Painter
Photographer
Visual Artist
Fritz Sommer
Vermeer
Masters
Creation
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