Painting Quote by George Grosz

“The painter once believed in something, but now he paints only a hole without meaning, without anything- nothing but nothingness, the nothingness of our time.” quote by George Grosz — Download Open image

““The painter once believed in something, but now he paints only a hole without meaning, without anything- nothing but nothingness, the nothingness of our time. ””

George Grosz

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It's an old ploy of the bourgeoisie. They keep a standing 'art' to defend their collapsing culture.

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