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Quote by Alexandre de Riquer
“Posters! Why, ever since I saw the first of the new posters the thing tempted me so strongly that I offered to do tradesmen’s posters here [Barcelona] for nothing; not one would listen to me.”
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The speaker is intensely attracted to the new posters and wants to make similar advertisements for local shopkeepers in Barcelona. He even offers his work for free, but none of the tradesmen agrees. The quote expresses strong enthusiasm meeting practical rejection: the speaker sees an opportunity, while the people he approaches do not share his interest.
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- The Anglo-Catalan Society, Alexandre de Riquer: 1856–1920: The British Connection in Catalan Modernisme
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