If modern painters feel qualms about applying the term "masterpiece" to describe a work of capital importance, this is because it has come to convey … - André Malraux

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If modern painters feel qualms about applying the term "masterpiece" to describe a work of capital importance, this is because it has come to convey a notion of perfection: a notion that leads to much confusion when applied to artists other than those who made perfection their ideal.