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Perhaps one of the most essential exercises in learning to paint is the copying of master works in the museums.

Igor Babailov

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Igor Babailov
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: February 9
Artist
Painter
Glazov (Russia)
Igor Valeryevich Babaylov
Igor Valerievich Babailov
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