Du har kanskje hørt historien før, men jeg har veldig lyst til å dele denne med deg. Den finnes der ute i diverse artikler men dette utdraget er tatt fra Leda Karabelas artikkel i Why Hesitate [10. okt 2017: http://yhesitate.com/2011/08/07/no-madam-it-took-me-my-whole-life/]
Picasso is sketching at a park. A woman walks by, recognizes him, and begs for her portrait. Somehow, he agrees. A few minutes later, he hands her the sketch. She is elated, excited about how wonderfully it captures the very essence of her character, what beautiful work it is, and asks how much she owes him. “5000 francs, madam,” says Picasso. The woman is incredulous, outraged, and asks how that’s even possible given it only took him 5 minutes. Picasso looks up and, without missing a beat, says: “No, madam, it took me my whole life.” Continue reading →