His favorite novel was "The [Unknown] Masterpiece" by Honoré de Balzac, and he felt the protagonist was the painter himself.
त्यांची आवडती कादंबरी हानोर डी बाल्झाक ह्यांची "द [अनफिनीशड] मास्टरपीस" होती व त्यांना स्वतः मुख्य पात्रातील चित्रकार असल्यासारखे वाटे.