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Augustin Lesage : the greatest spirit artist and medium painter of all time
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Augustin Lesage : the greatest spirit artist and medium painter of all time

by Maximillien De Lafayette

This volume examines the life and work of mediumistic artist Augustin Lesage, featuring over 40 full-colour paintings. It explores his use of automatic writing and his claims that spiritual guides dictated his complex compositions.

Accession 12343 ISBN 9781365887703 Publisher Times Square Press
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Lesage: "the spirits chose me and made me a painter." Lesage's spiritual guides and their message from the afterlife. The book contains over 40 paintings by Lesage.

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