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The paintings live because their creator has been passionately attentive to their theme, and his attention has left something for us to look at. it seems a sort of miracle.
-Lucian Freud
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The Paintings Live Because Their Creator Has

Lucian Freud
The paintings live because their creator has been passionately attentive to their theme, and his attention has left something for us to look at. it seems a sort of miracle.
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