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Mike Isaac's avatar

What a superb essay! You’ve outdone yourself. Another gem in NG that one (and I mean me) passes unthinkingly. Thank you - not only for this one, of course, but to see that nothing is unworthy of attention at the NG (or anywhere, really)

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Thomas Cleary's avatar

The fact that we don’t know why he painted this picture, why after so many years of not painting and how he developed his technique to me are fascinating mysteries from which great novels arise.

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