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James McNeill Whistler - It is for the artist.... in...
It is for the artist.... in portrait painting to put on canvas something more than the face the model wears for that one day; to paint the man, in short, as well as his features. (James McNeill Whistler)

It is for the artist.... in portrait painting to put on canvas something more than the face the model wears for that one day; to paint the man, in short, as well as his features.

James McNeill Whistler

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