Aubrey Beardsley Quotes

What Is A Portrait Good For, Unless It Shows Just How The Subject Was Seen By The Painter? In The Old Days Before Photography Came In A Sitter Had A Perfect Right To Say To The Artist: "Paint Me Just As I Am." Now If He Wishes Absolute Fidelity He Can Go To The Photographer And Get It.

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