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What goes on in abstract art is the proclaiming of aesthetic principles... It is in our own time that we have become awa

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"What goes on in abstract art is the proclaiming of aesthetic principles... It is in our own time that we have become aware of pure aesthetic considerations. Art never can be imitation"

- 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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