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Framedl 2026-07-23 1/6*
In 1878 Whistler sued Ruskin, the critic everyone deferred to, for saying he'd flung a pot of paint in the public's face. Asked how two days' work justified 200 guineas, Whistler said he charged 'for the knowledge of a lifetime.' He won the case, took a farthing in damages, and went bankrupt. The cost of refusing deference.
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