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“I hate to paint portraits! I hope never to paint another portrait in my life. Portraiture may be all right for a man in his youth, but after forty I believe that manual dexterity deserts one, and, besides, the color-sense is less acute. Youth can better stand the exactions of a personal kind that are inseparable from portraiture. I have had enough of it.”

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John Singer Sargent

John Singer Sargent was an American painter known for his portraits and landscapes. His works are renowned for their fine brushstrokes and vibrant colors, influencing the art world in the early 20th century. more

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