The greatest artists have never been men of taste. By never sophisticating their instincts they have never lost the awareness of the great simpliciti… - Jacques Barzun

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The greatest artists have never been men of taste. By never sophisticating their instincts they have never lost the awareness of the great simplicities, which they relish both from appetite and from the challenge these offer to skill in competition with popular art.

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About Jacques Barzun

Jacques Barzun (November 30, 1907 – October 25, 2012) was a French-born American scholar, historian, critic, teacher and editor.

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Alternative Names: Jacques Martin Barzun
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