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Paula Modersohn-Becker on Valentine's Day

1876–1907 Germany

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The intensity with which a subject is grasped (still life's, portraits, or creations of the imagination) – that is what makes for beauty in art.

Last year I wrote: 'the intensity with which a subject is grasped, that is what makes for beauty in art'. Isn't it also true for love?

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Paula Modersohn-Becker (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.