“The cow exists for the light that comes to glide along and over the animal - the light doesn't exist for he cow.”

— Willem Maris

version in original Dutch / origineel citaat van Willem Maris: De koe is er om het licht, dat langs en over het dier komt glijden - het licht niet om de koe.

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Dutch landscape painter of the Hague School (1844-1910) 1844–1910

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