My business is to paint what I see, not what I know is there. — J.M.W. Turner
My business is to paint what I see, not what I know is there. — J.M.W. Turner
My business is to paint what I see, not what I know is there. — J.M.W. Turner
My business is to paint what I see, not what I know is there. — J.M.W. Turner
My business is to paint what I see, not what I know is there. — J.M.W. Turner
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My business is to paint what I see, not what I know is there.

— J.M.W. Turner
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