Breathe Quote by Edvard Munch

“No longer shall I paint interiors with men reading and women knitting. I will paint living people who breathe and feel and suffer and love.” quote by Edvard Munch — Download Open image

“No longer shall I paint interiors with men reading and women knitting. I will paint living people who breathe and feel and suffer and love.”

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