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I look at the textures, surfaces, colors, and the individual objects in the painting. And then I wonder: what are the relationships among them? Those relationships are everything.
Mordicai Gerstein
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Mordicai Gerstein
Age: 83 †
Born: 1935
Born: November 24
Died: 2019
Died: September 24
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