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To think of abstraction as an end in itself is undoubtedly letting oneself be led into a cul-de-sac and can only lead to exhaustion and impotence.

Jacob Epstein

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Jacob Epstein
Age: 78 †
Born: 1880
Born: November 10
Died: 1959
Died: August 19
Drawer
Film Producer
Painter
Sculptor
New York City
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Exhaustion
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