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What is drawing? It is working oneself through an invisible iron wall that seems to stand between what one feels and what one can do.

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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