An artist needn't be a clergyman or a churchwarden, but he certainly m…

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An artist needn't be a clergyman or a churchwarden, but he certainly must have a warm heart for his fellow men. ✨ Naomi E. Maurer, Vincent van Gogh, Paul Gauguin (1998). The Pursuit of Spiritual Wisdom: The Thought and Art of Vincent Van Gogh and Paul Gauguin, p.17, Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press
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An artist needn't be a clergyman or a churchwarden, but he certainly must have a warm heart for his fellow men. ✨ Naomi E. Maurer, Vincent van Gogh, Paul Gauguin (1998). The Pursuit of Spiritual Wisdom: The Thought and Art of Vincent Van Gogh and Paul Gauguin, p.17, Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press

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