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ars est celare artem

[ ahrs est ke-lah-re ahr-tem; English ahrz est suh-ley-ree ahr-tuhm, -lair-ee, ahrs ]

Latin.
  1. it is art to conceal art; true art conceals the means by which it is achieved.


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Ars est celare artem—It is the perfection of art to conceal art.

Here, as in all high art, the old motto is in force, "Ars est celare artem."

Summa ars est celare artem is eminently applicable to the art of Arnold Krog and the band of Danish artists trained under him.

Here, as in all high art, the old motto is in force, “Ars est celare artem.”

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