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The canvas glow'd beyond ev'n nature warm;
The pregnant quarry teem'd with human form.

The canvas glow'd beyond ev'n nature warm;
The pregnant quarry teem'd with human form.

by Oliver Goldsmith Found in: Art Quotes,
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His pencil was striking, resistless, and grand;
His manners were gentle, complying, and bland;
Still born to read more

His pencil was striking, resistless, and grand;
His manners were gentle, complying, and bland;
Still born to improve in every part,
His pencil out faces, his manners are heart.

by Oliver Goldsmith Found in: Art Quotes,
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If you could say it in words there would be no reason to paint.

If you could say it in words there would be no reason to paint.

by Edward Hopper Found in: Art Quotes,
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The perfection of an art consists in the employment of a
comprehensive system of laws, commensurate to every purpose read more

The perfection of an art consists in the employment of a
comprehensive system of laws, commensurate to every purpose
within its scope, but concealed from the eye of the spectator;
and in the production of effects that seem to flow forth
spontaneously, as though uncontrolled by their influence, and
which are equally excellent, whether regarded individually, or in
reference to the proposed result.

by John Mason Good Found in: Art Quotes,
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To be interested solely in technique would be a very superficial thing to me.

To be interested solely in technique would be a very superficial thing to me.

by Andrew Wyeth Found in: Art Quotes,
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With color one obtains an energy that seems to stem from witchcraft.

With color one obtains an energy that seems to stem from witchcraft.

by Henri Matisse Found in: Art Quotes,
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I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is read more

I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.

by Albert Einstein Found in: Art Quotes,
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Art hath an enemy called ignorance.

Art hath an enemy called ignorance.

by Ben Jonson Found in: Art Quotes,
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Art is the elimination of the unnecessary.

Art is the elimination of the unnecessary.

by Pablo Picasso Found in: Art Quotes,
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