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Art is just a series of natural gestures. For God's sake, don't try to be artistic - all wild animals walk the same way.

John Marin

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John Marin
Age: 82 †
Born: 1870
Born: December 23
Died: 1953
Died: October 1
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I must for myself insist that when finished, that is when all the parts are in place and are working, that now it has become an object and will therefore have its boundaries as definite as the prow, the stern, the sides, and bottom bound as a boat.
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