A unique personality,
a great and austere artist,
basically strong willed,
and of a rare,
vital,
penetrating,
and restless intelligence,
a man who,
beneath the rigor of his judgement,
and the absolutism of his opinions,
concealed I know not how much self doubt,
despair of ever satisfying himself.......
feeling whose great bitterness,
exaltation were nourished,
by his subtle appreciation of the masters,
his longing to posses the secret,
knowledge he credited them with,
and his continual awareness,
of their exclusive perceptions.
BY-PAUL VALERY, Degas Dance Dessin
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