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