Pierre-Auguste Renoir, quoted in: Giles Auty (1977) The Art of Self-Deception: An Intelligible Guide, p. 88
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The artist who uses the least of what is called imagination, will be the greatest!
— Artist
What It Means
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About Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts, and/or demonstrating an art.
About Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts, and/or demonstrating an art.
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