Art Quotes

A painter is a man who paints what he sells. An artist, however, is a man that sells what he paints.

I don't work according to nature, but infront and together with it. An artist must observe the nature, but never confuse it with the art.

The arrogance of the artist is a very profound thing, and it fortifies you.

All good art is about something deeper than it admits.

The practice of art isn't to make a living. It's to make your soul grow.

Which painting in the National Gallery would I save if there was a fire? The one nearest the door of course.

Art is a kind of innate drive that seizes a human being and makes him its instrument. The artist is not a person endowed with free will who seeks his own ends, but one who allows art to realize its purpose through him.

Less disappointing than life, great works of art do not begin by giving us all their best.

One ought, each day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture and, if possible, speak a few reasonable words.

All art is quite useless.

I shut my eyes in order to see.

Everything you can imagine is real.

Everything you can imagine is real.