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I would sooner look for figs on thistles than for the higher attributes of art from one whose ruling motive... is money.

Asher Brown Durand

The less apparent the means and manner of the artist, the more directly will his work appeal to the understanding and the feelings.

Asher Brown Durand

All the best artists have shown that the greatest achievement in the production of fine color is the concealment of pigments, and not the parade of them; and we may say the same of execution.

Asher Brown Durand

Asher Brown Durand

Asher Brown Durand

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Born: August 21, 1796

Died: September 17, 1886 (aged 90)

Bio: Asher Brown Durand was an American painter of the Hudson River School.

Known for:

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (Houston)
National Gallery of Art
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art

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