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The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.
The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.
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.
It is the spectator, and not life, that art really mirrors
It is the spectator, and not life, that art really mirrors
Art resides in the quality of doing, process is not magic.
Art resides in the quality of doing, process is not magic.
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.
The enemy of art is the absence of limitations.
The enemy of art is the absence of limitations.
All passes, Art alone
Enduring stays to us;
The Bust out-lasts the throne,--
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All passes, Art alone
Enduring stays to us;
The Bust out-lasts the throne,--
The coin, Tiberius.
The artist is not a different kind of person, but every person is a different kind of artist
The artist is not a different kind of person, but every person is a different kind of artist
High art alone is eternal and the bust outlives the city.
[Fr., L'Art supreme
Seule a l'eternite
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High art alone is eternal and the bust outlives the city.
[Fr., L'Art supreme
Seule a l'eternite
Et le buste
Survit la cite.]
