The critic asks me: 'So you are a Symbolist? I mean well and I would like to learn; why don't you explain… — Paul Gauguin

The critic asks me: 'So you are a Symbolist? I mean well and I would like to learn; why don't you explain Symbolism to me'.. I answer.. .'Well, my paintings probably speak Hebrew, which you do not understand, so there is no point in continuing the conversation.

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