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I find in all the artists that I admire most a disturbing element, a distortion, giving evidence of a struggle . . . . In great art, this conflict is hidden, it is unresolved. All that is bursting with energy is disturbing - not perfect.

Henry Moore

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Henry Moore
Age: 88 †
Born: 1898
Born: July 30
Died: 1986
Died: August 31
Graphic Artist
Illustrator
Painter
Printmaker
Sculptor
Visual Artist
Watercolorist
Henry Spencer Moore
Henari Mure
Henri Mur
Henri Mor
Henry II Moore
Heng-li Mo-erh
Henry Moore II
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