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Painting is a very difficult thing. It absorbs the whole man, body and soul, thus have I passed blindly many things whic

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"Painting is a very difficult thing. It absorbs the whole man, body and soul, thus have I passed blindly many things which belong to real and political life"

- Max Beckmann

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This quote is written / told by Max Beckmann between February 12, 1884 and December 28, 1950. He/she was a famous Artist from Germany. The author also have 18 other quotes.

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