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L’artiste existe en lui-même, et ne prend fond que sur sa sensibilité.
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The quote presents the artist as self-contained. It says that the artist’s foundation is not an outside rule or authority, but his own sensibility: his capacity to perceive, feel, and respond. Artistic direction therefore comes from an inner sensitivity rather than from external standards.
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