Word: douceur
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Rodin, Bourdelle and Degas in old age - achieved the same vitality of surface and gesture. One can hardly imagine more joy communicated by the act of squeezing clay, and though Matisse's sculpture has had little effect on later artists, it still remains an exquisite testament to the douceur de vivre that he strove all his life to bring into form...
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