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It's really absurd to make... a human image, with paint, today, when you think about it... but then all of a sudden, it was even more absurd not to do it.
-Willem De Kooning
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It's Really Absurd To Make... A Human

Willem De Kooning
It's really absurd to make... a human image, with paint, today, when you think about it... but then all of a sudden, it was even more absurd not to do it.
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