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This art of conservation is strength, and makes the masterpiece a masterpiece. Otherwise, the man who simply brought all the different colors obtainable, and squeezed them out upon the canvas to give it 'full force,' would be the greatest master, instead of being merely extravagant.

John F. Carlson

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John F. Carlson
Age: 72 †
Born: 1875
Born: May 4
Died: 1947
Died: May 19
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Kingdom of Sweden
John Fabian Carlson
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