One of the most important qualities a picture can possess is simplicity. This is true not only of photographic pictures but also of drawings, paintings or etchings. By being simple a picture gains enormously in strength and effectiveness; it wears well; one can live with it and enjoy it without getting tired of it.


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One of the most important qualities a picture can possess is simplicity. This is true not only of photographic pictures but also of drawings,...

One of the most important qualities a picture can possess is simplicity. This is true not only of photographic pictures but also of drawings,...

One of the most important qualities a picture can possess is simplicity. This is true not only of photographic pictures but also of drawings,...

One of the most important qualities a picture can possess is simplicity. This is true not only of photographic pictures but also of drawings,...