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

My business is to paint what I see, not what I know is there.


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My business is to paint what I see, not what I know is there.
         



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This page presents the quote "My business is to paint what I see, not what I know is there.". Author of this quote is J.M.W. Turner. This quote is about perception-and-reality, art, painting, artist,.