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

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

The beginning is the most important part of the work.

Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot, others transform a yellow spot into the sun.

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 not paid for his labor but for his vision.

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

Drawing is the honesty of the art. There is no possibility of cheating. It is either good or bad.

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