p. 61/62 - in a letter to his friend Etienne Devismes, Late Summer of 1881
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When my pencil starts moving, it must be allowed its head or - bang! - nothing more happens.
— Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "When my pencil starts moving, it must be allowed its head or - bang! - nothing more happens." in the context of "p. 61/62 - in a letter to his friend Etienne Devismes, Late Summer of 1881" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec" (Quotes, T-Lautrec, by Henri Perruchot: T-Lautrec https://ia800500.us.archive.org/20/items/tlautrec00perr/tlautrec00perr_bw.pdf, by Henri Perruchot (original publication ''La Vie de Toulouse-Lautrec', Librairie Hachette, 1958. distribuรฉ par Presse-Avenir), transl. Humphrey Hare; The World Publishing Company, Cleveland, Ohio & New York, 1960/61)
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About Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (24 November 1864 โ 9 September 1901) was a French painter, printmaker, draughtsman, caricaturist and illustrator whose immersion in the colorful and theatrical life of Paris in the late 19th century allowed him to produce a collection of enticing, elegant, and provocative images of the modern, sometimes decadent, affairs of those times.
About Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (24 November 1864 โ 9 September 1901) was a French painter, printmaker, draughtsman, caricaturist and illustrator whose immersion in the colorful and theatrical life of Paris in the late 19th century allowed him to produce a collection of enticing, elegant, and provocative images of the modern, sometimes decadent, affairs of those times.
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