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

True art is characterized by an irresistible urge in the creative artist.

No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he would cease to be an artist.

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

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

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

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

A work of art is the unique result of a unique temperament.

Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.

It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.