.. the wish to produce beautiful things - when that wish is true and profound - falls together with [man's] striving for perfection. (Sophie Taeuber-Arp)

.. the wish to produce beautiful things - when that wish is true and profound - falls together with [man's] striving for perfection.

Sophie Taeuber-Arp

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