Cezanne Quote by Kimon Nicolaides

“There is no such thing as starting where Cezanne left off. You have to start where he started... at the beginning.” quote by Kimon Nicolaides — Download Open image

“There is no such thing as starting where Cezanne left off. You have to start where he started... at the beginning.”

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