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Quote by Oscar Wilde
He had that curious love of green, which in individuals is always

He had that curious love of green, which in individuals is always the sign of a subtle artistic temperament, and in nations is said to denote a laxity, if not a decadence of morals. – Oscar Wilde

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Most of our modern portrait painters are doomed to absolute oblivion. They never paint what they see. They paint what the public sees, and the public never sees anything. – Oscar Wilde

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Portraits
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Oscar Wilde
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Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter. – Oscar Wilde

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There is no blue without yellow and without orange. – Vincent Van Gogh

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Colors, like features, follow the changes of the emotions. – Pablo Picasso

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It can be a fascinating game, noticing how any person with vitality and vigor will have a little splash of red in a costume, in a room, or in a garden… – Edgar Cayce

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Colors answer feeling in man; shapes answer thought; and motion answers will. – John Sterling

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When youre out of sight for as long as I was, theres a funny feeling of betrayal that comes over people when they see you again. – Esther Williams

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