Art is unthinkable without risk and spiritual self-sacrifice.

Art is unthinkable without risk and spiritual self-sacrifice.

Art is the objectification of feeling and the subjectification of nature.

Art is the objectification of feeling and the subjectification of nature.

Art does not reproduce what we see; rather, it makes us see.

Art does not reproduce what we see; rather, it makes us see.

Every picture shows a spot with which the artist has fallen in love.

Every picture shows a spot with which the artist has fallen in love.

Any fool can paint a picture, but it takes a wise man to be able to sell it.

Any fool can paint a picture, but it takes a wise man to be able to sell it.

Works of art are all that survive of incredibly gifted people.

Works of art are all that survive of incredibly gifted people.

Art is running away without ever leaving home.

Art is running away without ever leaving home.

It is not strength, but art, obtains the prize,
And to be swift is less than to be wise.
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It is not strength, but art, obtains the prize,
And to be swift is less than to be wise.
'Tis more by art, than force of numerous strokes.

Art is the elimination of the unnecessary.

Art is the elimination of the unnecessary.