What is real is not the external form, but the essence of things... it is impossible for anyone to express anything essentially real by imitating its exterior surface.
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"What is real is not the external form, but the essence of things... it is impossible for anyone to express anything essentially real by imitating its exterior surface." — Constantin Brancusi
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What is real is not the external form, but the essence of things... it is impossible for anyone to express anything essentially real by imitating its exterior surface. — Constantin Brancusi
About Constantin Brancusi
Constantin Brancusi was a Sculptor from Romania (1876–1957).
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Who said "What is real is not the external form, but the essence of things... it is impos…"?
This quote is attributed to Constantin Brancusi, a Sculptor from Romania.
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Constantin Brancusi lived from 1876 – 1957.