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I plunged eagerly and passionately into the wilderness, as if in the hope of thus penetrating into the very heart of this Nature, powerful and maternal, there to blend with her living elements.

Paul Gauguin

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Paul Gauguin
Age: 55 †
Born: 1848
Born: January 1
Died: 1903
Died: January 1
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