In art, the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can imagine.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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