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Quote by Frederick McCubbin
This little picture gave me the first glimmerings of atmosphere.
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The speaker says that this small picture first gave them a faint sense of atmosphere. In other words, the image suggested that a scene could have a surrounding mood or feeling, not just visible objects and details.
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