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Renoir, Auguste Pierre (1841-1919)
In old age the painter suffered from arthritis, which twisted his hands and the cramps got worse. One day Henri Matisse watching him wield a brush with his fingertips and continue, despite the excruciating pain involved in each movement, asked why he persisted in painting.
Renoir replied, “The pain passes, but the beauty remains.”
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