A small painting of golden wheat leaning against a wooden stool beside a brush in a glass jar.

Original artwork, not a still

Vincent van Gogh

I’d very much like to see Millet reproductions in schools, I think there would be children who became painters if only they saw good things.

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The writer hopes that seeing reproductions of Millet's work at school might inspire some children to become painters. The passage links access to admired art with a possible future ambition. It expresses a belief in encouragement through examples, rather than describing a guaranteed outcome.

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