"Abstract art is only painting. What about drama? There is no abstract art. You always start with something. Afterward you can remove all traces of reality."
— Pablo Picasso

January 1, 1970

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Other translation: Abstract art is only painting. And what's so dramatic about that? There is no abstract art. One must always begin with something. Afterwards one can remove all semblance of reality. — Richard Friedenthal (1968, p. 256-7). — Longer version: Abstract art is only painting. And what's so dramatic about that? There is no abstract art. One must always begin with something. Afterwards one can remove all semblance of reality; there is no longer any danger as the idea of the object has