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Max Ernst
Max Ernst

Max Ernst, a German painter, was born on April 2, 1891, and died on April 1, 1976. He is renowned for his unique expressionist style and surrealistic art, being one of the most important artists of the 20th century. more

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“Art for art's sake? I should think so, and more so than ever at the present time. It is the one orderly product which our middling race has produced. It is the cry of a thousand sentinels, the echo from a thousand labyrinths, it is the lighthouse which cannot be hidden. It is the best evidence we can have of our dignity.”

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Author:E. M. Forster
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“I long ago came to the conclusion that even if I could put down accurately the thing I saw and enjoyed, it would not give the observer the kind of feeling it gave me. I had to create an equivalent for what I felt about what I was looking at-not copy it.”

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Book:Georgia O'Keeffe: selected paintings and works on paper : April 26 through June 6, 1986
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