A man paints with his brains and not with his hands.

Art is a step from what is obvious and well-known toward what is arcane and concealed.

The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude.

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.

It is through art, and through art only, that we can realise our perfection.

An artist is always alone - if he is an artist. No, what the artist needs is loneliness.

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

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

An artist is somebody who produces things that people don't need to have.