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On a souvent essayé de définir le Beau en art. Ce que c'est? Le beau, est ce qui paraît abominable aux yeux sans éducation.
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There have been many definitions of beauty in art. What is it? Beauty is what untrained eyes consider abominable.
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February 17, 1859; translation from Robert Baldick (ed. and trans.) Pages from the Goncourt Journal (London: Oxford University Press, 1962) p. 40.

 
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