It is not possible to find a landscape, which if painted pr… - John Ruskin

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It is not possible to find a landscape, which if painted precisely as it is, will not make an impressive picture. No one knows, till he has tried, what strange beauty and subtle composition is prepared to his hand by Nature.

John Ruskin

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John Ruskin (8 February 1819 – 20 January 1900) was an English author, poet and painter, most famous for his work as art critic and social critic.

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Pen Names: Kata Phusin

Alternative Names: Rŏsŭkʻin • J. Ruskin • John Rosukin • Jon Rasukin • Dzhon Rëskin • Ruskin

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