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“The subject should be observed more for shape and color than for drawing... precise drawing is dry and hampers the impression of the whole, it destroys all sensations.”

Quote by Camille Pissarro

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Camille Pissarro
Camille Pissarro

Camille Pissarro, a French Impressionist painter, was born on July 10, 1830, and died on November 13, 1903. Known for his unique handling of light and color, his works had a profound impact on the development of the Impressionist movement. more

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“After painting comes Sculpture, a very noble art, but one that does not in the execution require the same supreme ingenuity as the art of painting, since in two most important and difficult particulars, in foreshortening and in light and shade, for which the painter has to invent a process, sculpture is helped by nature. Moreover, Sculpture does not imitate color which the painter takes pains to attune so that the shadows accompany the lights.”