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Painting picture by picture, I followed the impressions my eye took in at heightened moments. I painted only memories, adding nothing, no details that I did not see. Hence the simplicity of the paintings, their emptiness.
Edvard Munch
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"Painting picture by picture, I followed the impressions my eye took in at heightened moments. I painted only memories, adding nothing, no details that I did not see. Hence the simplicity of the paintings, their emptiness."
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Painting picture by picture, I followed the impressions my eye took in at heightened moments. I painted only memories, adding nothing, no details that I did not see. Hence the simplicity of the paintings, their emptiness. — Edvard Munch

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Edvard Munch was a Artist from Norway (1863–1944).

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Who said "Painting picture by picture, I followed the impressions my eye took in at heigh…"?
This quote is attributed to Edvard Munch, a Artist from Norway.
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Edvard Munch lived from 1863 – 1944.