This is why he could paint so sceptically with such certitude.

这就是为什么他能够带着怀疑主义的态度作画，却又具有如此的确信。

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"They could paint this place," she said. "What?" he asked.

“他们可以把这个地方油漆一下，”她说。“什么？”他问。

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But it is also true that he was thinking of Old Masters, and of what paint could do.

然而他心念着早期的绘画巨匠，思索着绘画能做什么也是事实。

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The 29-year-old Swedish artist wanted to prove to himself that he was good enough to paint a work that could pass as a photograph.

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An artist could typically paint 10 such copies a day, he said.

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But he also tried to paint a hopeful picture of a divided government that could work through differences.

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