Preliminary drawings or sketches in oil or pastel often have an immediacy and emotional appeal far greater than the final canvas. (Paul Mellon)

Preliminary drawings or sketches in oil or pastel often have an immediacy and emotional appeal far greater than the final canvas.

Paul Mellon

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