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\u201cWhat do you think an artist is? \u2026he is a political being, constantly aware of the heart breaking, passionate, or delightful things that happen in the world, shaping himself completely in their image. Painting is not done to decorate apartments. It is an instrument of war.\u201d \u2014 Pablo Picasso<\/p>\n

Pablo Picasso (1881 – 1973)
Femme \u00e0 la montre
1932
oil on canvas
51 \u215b by 38 \u215b in.
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