Linear twoMedium: Oils on Panel Size: 35x40 Year 2010 What is line? It is life. A line must live at each point along its course in such a way that the artist’s presence makes itself felt above that of the model. … With the writer, line takes precedence over form and content. It runs through the words he assembles. It strikes a continuous note unperceived by ear or eye. It is, in a way, the soul’s style, and if the line ceases to have a life of its own, if it only describes an arabesque, the soul is missing and the writing dies. Jean Cocteau Signed lower right corner with Gestalt "S"
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