"The purpose of the painter is simply to reproduce in other minds the impression which a scene has made upon him. A work of art does not appeal to the intellect. It does not appeal to the moral sense. Its aim is to instruct, not to edify, but to awaken an emotion."

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Source : George Inness, Nicolai Cikovsky, Michael Quick, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) (1985). “George Inness”, HarperCollins

George Inness

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