Attention Quote by Lucian Freud

“The paintings live because their creator has been passionately attentive to their theme, and his attention has left something for us to look at. It seems a sort of miracle.”

Lucian Freud

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Attention Creator Has beens Left Looks Miracle Painting Seems Theme

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