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I Could Have Become a Real Painter
Today in the Word, September 16, 1992
I Could Have Become a Real Painter
Today in the Word, September 16, 1992
The work of Japanese painter Hokusai spanned many years before his death in 1849 at age 89. But toward the end of his life, the artist dismissed as nothing all the work he had done before age 50. It was only after he reached 70 that he felt he was turning out anything worthy of note. On his deathbed Hokusai lamented, "If heaven had granted me five more years, I could have become a real painter."
