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All my efforts go into creating an art that can be understood by everyone.

Henri Matisse

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Henri Matisse
Age: 84 †
Born: 1869
Born: December 31
Died: 1954
Died: November 3
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Would not it be best to leave room to mystery?
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Creation is the artist's true function where there is no creation there is no art.
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