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“I believe that the reason why I love painting so much is that it forces one to be objective. There is nothing I hate more than sentimentality.” quote by Max Beckmann — Download Open image

“I believe that the reason why I love painting so much is that it forces one to be objective. There is nothing I hate more than sentimentality.”

Max Beckmann

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