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Paul Cezanne Quotes: If I were called upon to define briefly the word Art, I should call it the reproduction of what the senses preceive in nature, seen through the veil of the soul.
         

If I were called upon to define briefly the word Art, I should call it the reproduction of what the senses preceive in nature, seen through the veil of the soul.


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This page presents the quote "If I were called upon to define briefly the word Art, I should call it the reproduction of what the senses preceive in nature, seen through the veil of the soul.". Author of this quote is Paul Cezanne. This quote is about soul, veils, senses, nature, art, reproduction,.