Quote of Hans Hofmann (c. 1944), as quoted in Jackson Pollock, Ellen G Landau, 1989 p. 259
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[visiting Pollock's studio]: You do not work from nature. This is no good, you will repeat yourself. You work by heart, not from nature. [Pollock answered: 'I am nature']
— Quote of Hans Hofmann
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About Jackson Pollock
Paul Jackson Pollock (January 28, 1912 – August 11, 1956) was an American painter active in the Abstract Expressionist movement.
About Jackson Pollock
Paul Jackson Pollock (January 28, 1912 – August 11, 1956) was an American painter active in the Abstract Expressionist movement.
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