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There are tales that the president of the Academy of Arts furiously threatened to hang anyone who dared to exhibit Picasso.
— Jan 25, 2021 07:46AM
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In art, the most dreadful thing is mediocrity. It is better to be hopelessly bad. That at least deceives no one.
— Jan 24, 2021 12:34AM
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No matter how much he urged Morozov to buy a still life by Cézanne, his friend flatly refused. Vollard was apparently asking a mere 150 francs for the Cézanne, a name completely unknown to them, and that was far less than Vinograd's own landscapes were fetching. To the end of his days he could not forgive himself for lacking the courage of his convictions and buying the painting himself.
— Jan 24, 2021 12:33AM
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Collectors of sketches are unquestionably the most percipient of art lovers.
— Jan 24, 2021 12:15AM
