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..crushed by the strength of this Art [the old Egyptian art].. .I fought against it but it conquered, it is surely the greatest Art the past has left us.. ..how are my feeble hands to ever paint the effect on me.

— Mary Cassatt

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O how wild I am to get to work, my fingers farely itch & my eyes water to see a fine picture again.

..we [the Impressionists ] are carrying on a despairing fight & need all our forces.

..we [Impressionists] are carrying on a despairing fight & need all our forces.

I used to go and flatten my nose against that window and absorb all I could of his [Degas'] art. It changed my life. I saw art then as I wanted to see it.

If you [Vollard] should ever happen to find that picture ['Milliners's workshop'] by Edgar Degas ] I know an American who will pay any price for it.

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