The lazy, carbon-black mutt, huddled together and missing all kinds of grace has, just because of that my sympathy. Because outward appearance doesn'… - Jan Mankes

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The lazy, carbon-black mutt, huddled together and missing all kinds of grace has, just because of that my sympathy. Because outward appearance doesn't matter here it is so beautiful and true but also so difficult, that it seems to me almost impossible to reproduce the beast in such a way that not everybody will say: Yuck, what a nasty black beast.. (translation from original Dutch: Fons Heijnsbroek)

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About Jan Mankes

Jan Mankes (Meppel, 15 August 1889 – 23 April 1920, Eerbeek) was a Dutch painter. He produced around 200 paintings, 100 drawings and 50 prints before dying of tuberculosis at the age of 30. His main motifs were self-portraits, landscapes, birds and animals.

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Native Name: Mankes

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(original Dutch: citaat van Jan Mankes, in het Nederlands:) Wel ga ik langzamerhand de Japansche prentkunst [in houtdrukken] als geheel een trapje lager stellen dan een klein jaar geleden. Daar kunnen we het later nog wel eens over hebben. Voorloopig kan ik zeggen dat de uiterlijke zwier en knapheid veelal niet gesteund wordt door een diep innerlijk meeleven met de afgebeelde dingen.

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