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    BOHEMIAN SPIRIT

    May 04, 2022 3 minutes

    As the artist Henri Matisse once said, “Art is an escape from reality”, and never more so than for the artist Eugène (Gen) Paul (1895–1975), who found art to be a great form of solace from early childhood onward. As soon as he could hold a pencil, he would sketch, scribble and paint, abilities that would stand him in good stead during the periods of confinement he would endure in his life due to ill health.

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