Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.

Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.

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

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

To a true artist only that face is beautiful which, quite apart from its exterior, shines with the truth within read more

To a true artist only that face is beautiful which, quite apart from its exterior, shines with the truth within the soul

The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery.

The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery.

There is nothing new in art except talent.rn

There is nothing new in art except talent.rn

Art bids us touch and taste and hear and see the world, and shrinks from what Blake calls mathematic form, read more

Art bids us touch and taste and hear and see the world, and shrinks from what Blake calls mathematic form, from every abstract form, from all that is of the brain only.

In art, the obvious is a sin.

In art, the obvious is a sin.

Art is the elimination of the unnecessary.

Art is the elimination of the unnecessary.

Art is the symbol of the two noblest human efforts: to construct and to refrain from destruction.

Art is the symbol of the two noblest human efforts: to construct and to refrain from destruction.