If they could forget for a moment the correggiosity of Correggio
and the learned babble of the sale-room and read more

If they could forget for a moment the correggiosity of Correggio
and the learned babble of the sale-room and varnishing
Auctioneer.

I paint objects as I think them, not as I see them.

I paint objects as I think them, not as I see them.

Every time I paint a portrait I lose a friend.

Every time I paint a portrait I lose a friend.

The only good copies are those which exhibit the defects of bad
originals.

The only good copies are those which exhibit the defects of bad
originals.

Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.

Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.

I paint things as they are. I don't comment.rn

I paint things as they are. I don't comment.rn

Pictures must not be too picturesque.

Pictures must not be too picturesque.

A picture is a poem without words.

A picture is a poem without words.

I experience a period of frightening clarity in those moments when nature is so beautiful. I am no longer sure read more

I experience a period of frightening clarity in those moments when nature is so beautiful. I am no longer sure of myself, and the paintings appear as in a dream