Children also have artistic ability, and there is wisdom in there having it! The more helpless they are, the more instructive are the examples they furnish us and they must be preserved free of corrup...
A single day is enough to make us a little larger or, another time, a little smaller.
Art does not reproduce what we see rather, it makes us see.
Nature is garrulous to the point of confusion, let the artist be truly taciturn.
When looking at any significant work of art, remember that a more significant one probably has had to be sacrificed.
Art does not reproduce the visible rather it makes it visible.
The worst state of affairs is when science begins to concern itself with art.
Art does not reproduce what is visible, it makes things visible.
Art does not reproduce what we see. It makes us see.
Color has got me. I no longer need to chase after it. It has got me for ever. I know it. That is the meaning of this happy hour.
A line is a dot that went for a walk.
To emphasize only the beautiful seems to me to be like a mathematical system that only concerns itself with positive numbers.
The art of mastering life is the prerequisite for all further forms of expression, whether they are paintings, sculptures, tragedies, or musical compositions.
One eye sees, the other feels.
Beauty is as relative as light and dark. Thus, there exists no beautiful woman, none at all, because you are never certain that a still far more beautiful woman will not appear and completely shame th...