.. at least I have the conviction of being honest and I do despise most of all those.... alienating works of art [eg. of Seurat ], the disease of our time. (translation from original Dutch: Fons Heijnsbroek) (Willem Roelofs)

.. at least I have the conviction of being honest and I do despise most of all those.... alienating works of art [eg. of Seurat ], the disease of our time. (translation from original Dutch: Fons Heijnsbroek)

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