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Whistler ... was his favourite painter, and with him Puvis de Chavannes.
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The speaker names Whistler as a favourite painter and places Puvis de Chavannes alongside him. The wording shows a clear preference for Whistler, while also identifying Puvis as another painter held in high regard. It is a brief statement of artistic taste, without explaining what qualities in either painter inspired that preference.
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