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As practice makes perfect, I cannot but make progress each drawing one makes, each study one paints, is a step forward.

Vincent Van Gogh

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Vincent Van Gogh
Age: 37 †
Born: 1853
Born: March 30
Died: 1890
Died: July 29
Botanical Illustrator
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Brooklyn
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