"I am not one who was born in the custody of wisdom. I am one who is fond of olden times and intense in quest of the sacred knowing of the ancients." Gustave Courbet

19 April 2020

Attempts.

Chardin, Still-life with Pheasant and Hunting Bag, 1760


How many attempts, now happy, now unhappy!  He who has not felt the difficulties of his art does nothing that counts. 

Jean-Baptiste Simeon Chardin

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