“Don't copy nature too closely. Art is an abstraction; as you…”

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“Don't copy nature too closely. Art is an abstraction; as you dream amide nature, extrapolate art from it and concentrate on what you will create as a result.”

— Paul Gauguin

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Title: Wikiquote: Paul Gauguin
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Gauguin, Paul. (n.d.). Wikiquote: Paul Gauguin. https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Paul_Gauguin

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