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    One picture in ten thousand, perhaps, ought to live in the
    applause of mankind, from generation to generation until the
    colors fade and blacken out of sight or the canvas rot entirely
    away.

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

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

by Pablo Picasso Found in: Painting Quotes,
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Are we to paint what's on the face, what's inside the face, or what's behind it?

Are we to paint what's on the face, what's inside the face, or what's behind it?

by Pablo Picasso Found in: Painting Quotes,
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He paints a dolphin in the woods, a boar in the waves.
[Lat., Delphinum sylvis appingit, fluctibus aprum.]

He paints a dolphin in the woods, a boar in the waves.
[Lat., Delphinum sylvis appingit, fluctibus aprum.]

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And those who paint 'em truest praise 'em most.

And those who paint 'em truest praise 'em most.

by Joseph Addison Found in: Painting Quotes,
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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.

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Only when he no longer knows what he is doing does the painter do good things

Only when he no longer knows what he is doing does the painter do good things

by Edgar Degas Found in: Painting Quotes,
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Who sees the human face correctly: the photographer, the mirror, or the painter?

Who sees the human face correctly: the photographer, the mirror, or the painter?

by Pablo Picasso Found in: Painting Quotes,
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He that seeks popularity in art closes the door on his own
genius: as he must needs paint for read more

He that seeks popularity in art closes the door on his own
genius: as he must needs paint for other minds, and not for his
own.

by Mrs. Anna Jameson Found in: Painting Quotes,
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Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen

Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen

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