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| Jupiter and Thetis, Jean Dominique Ingres, 1811 |
I serendipitously happened directly upon this quote as I opened André Gide's journal today, and since it is very short but very telling, I thought I would share it here on Arttists Speak. It dates from February 5, 1931. Are there any of you out there who identify with this sentiment? I have translated it from French into English, bien sûr. And if my whimsical élans permit, I will try to share more similar short quotes from this treasure trove that is the journal of the tortured French aesthete, the writer André Gide.
"If you are talented, you can do what you want: if you are a genius, you do what you can." I don't remember who said these admirable words (Ingres?).
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