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Nascido em 1946, Russell Cobane tem dedicado a vida inteira a aperfeiçoar o seu talento.
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Na sua juventude começou por pintar paisagens passando muitas horas acampando e pescando para estar o mais perto possível da natureza.
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O seu amor pela natureza levou-o em 1984 a começar a pintar a vida selvagem.
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Ao longo da sua vida recebeu imensos prémios.
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"A finalidade da arte é dar corpo à essência secreta das coisas, não copiar sua aparência." (Aristóteles)