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La Sieste Pittoresque(1985)
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Date: 1985-01-01
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As I was visiting my great friend the painter L ..., I surprised him during his nap. Indeed, after several exhibitions, he took a well-deserved rest. When he woke up, he told me: "It is not so easy to rest from Art. I have the pretty formula 'a workshop in my head.' I just dreamed of a painter."
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As I was visiting my great friend the painter L ..., I surprised him during his nap. Indeed, after several exhibitions, he took a well-deserved rest. When he woke up, he told me: "It is not so easy to rest from Art. I have the pretty formula 'a workshop in my head.' I just dreamed of a painter."
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