Quote#Work
To say of a picture, as is often said in its praise, that it shows…
Quote byJames McNeill Whistler · 1834–1903
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: 'The Gentle Art of Making Enemies' (1890), Propositions, 2.
English (original)
To say of a picture, as is often said in its praise, that it shows great and earnest labor, is to say that it is incomplete and unfit for view.
— James McNeill Whistler
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