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

The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.

The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls.

A guilty conscience needs to confess. A work of art is a confession.

Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known.

Art is the only way to run away without leaving home.

Painting is easy when you don't know how, but very difficult when you do.

Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable.

The highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a devout person.

The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science.