Art Quote by Fyodor Dostoevsky

“At first, art imitates life. Then life will imitate art.Then life will find its very existence from the arts.” quote by Fyodor Dostoevsky — Download Open image

“At first, art imitates life. Then life will imitate art.Then life will find its very existence from the arts.”

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