"The masterpiece should appear as the flower to the painter-perfect in its bud as in its bloom-with no reason to explain its presence-no mission to fulfill-a joy to the artist, a delusion to the philanthropist-a puzzle to the botanist-an accident of sentiment and alliteration to the literary man." - James Mcneill Whistler

James Mcneill Whistler: The masterpiece should appear as the flower to the painter-perfect...

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"The masterpiece should appear as the flower to the painter-perfect in its bud as in its bloom-with no reason to explain its presence-no mission to fulfill-a joy to the artist, a delusion to the philanthropist-a puzzle to the botanist-an accident of sentiment and alliteration to the literary man." - James Mcneill Whistler

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