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One must spoil as many canvases as one succeeds with.
Vincent Van Gogh
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Vincent Van Gogh
Age: 37 †
Born: 1853
Born: March 30
Died: 1890
Died: July 29
Botanical Illustrator
Draftsperson
Drawer
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Graphic Artist
Lithographer
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Brooklyn
New York
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My sketchbook is a witness of what I am experiencing, scribbling things whenever they happen.
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