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Ive tried doing so, for it was never my intention to paint only with gray. But in the course of my work I have eliminate

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"I've tried doing so, for it was never my intention to paint only with gray. But in the course of my work I have eliminated one color after another, and what has remained is gray, gray, gray!"

- Alberto Giacometti

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This quote is written / told by Alberto Giacometti between October 10, 1901 and January 11, 1966. He/she was a famous Sculptor from Switzerland. The author also have 17 other quotes.

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