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I'd like to get all the colors in the world into one painting
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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Im not someone whos ever said anything definitive about his work. In my life also I have very little fixed form. I can change overnight.
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I have to change to stay the same.
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