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Kokoschka paints slowly these days, sometimes only two oils a year. There is never enough for a show, because his admirers buy them immediately for prices up to $3,000. But the high prices don't seem to interest Kokoschka. "With me," he says, "these are not wares. They are my life. A blade of grass is more interesting than the president of a republic if you put your heart into it."