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Lee van Laer
Aug 25, 2023
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Flaubert at the office.

He works very hard chasing toys and begging treats, and gets tuckered out easily. Especially when he has eaten an entire Chinese pork belly bun. Food events of this kind call for a solid nap; and when you catch him napping, that’s the time for an informal portrait.

This particular drawing has been favorably compared with Rembrandt…

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