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The idea of space is given to the artist to change if he can. The subject matter in the abstract is space.
Willem de Kooning
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Willem de Kooning
Age: 92 †
Born: 1904
Born: April 24
Died: 1997
Died: March 19
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The problem with property is that it takes so much of your time.
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Style is a fraud. I always felt the Greeks were hiding behind their columns.
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Yes, I am influenced by everbody. But every time I put my hands in my pockets I find someone else's fingers there.
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