Maybe you want to get a really old car and show people that you take really good care of it (a more subtle signal, but an interesting one).

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These glimpses into history, these interesting faces, gorgeous clothes and richly worked jewelry, come to us via incisive drawing, subtle modeling, glorious color and seductive surfaces.

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