Famous quote by Hans Hofmann

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The art of pictorial creation is so complicated - it is so astronomical in its possibilities of relation and combination

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"The art of pictorial creation is so complicated - it is so astronomical in its possibilities of relation and combination that it would take an act of super-human concentration to explain the final realization"

- Hans Hofmann

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This quote is written / told by Hans Hofmann between March 21, 1880 and February 17, 1966. He/she was a famous Artist from Germany. The author also have 21 other quotes.

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