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Any authentic work of art must start an argument between the artist and his audience.

Any authentic work of art must start an argument between the artist and his audience.

Approximate author period: c. 1937 AD · modern

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Rebecca West
Attribution: attributed
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Approximate author period: c. 1937 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Rebecca West: life dates 1892 to 1983. Wikidata Q236669, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q236669 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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