..so before I died I wanted to paint a large canvas that I had worked out in my head, and all month long I… — Paul Gauguin
..so before I died I wanted to paint a large canvas that I had worked out in my head, and all month long I worked [on Tahiti] day and night at fever pitch.. .It's all done without a model.
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