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I've known painters who never did any good work because instead of painting their models they seduced them.
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Age: 78 †
Born: 1841
Born: February 25
Died: 1919
Died: December 3
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Regularity, order, desire for perfection destroy art. Irregularity is the basis of all art.
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I just keep painting till I feel like pinching. Then I know it's right.
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