An artist's career always begins tomorrow.

Quote by James Whistler

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I maintain that two and two would continue to make four, in spite of the...

I maintain that two and two would continue to make four, in spite of the...

To say to the painter that Nature is to be taken as she is, is...

To say to the painter that Nature is to be taken as she is, is...

If other people are going to talk, conversation becomes impossible.

If other people are going to talk, conversation becomes impossible.

The rare few, who, early in life have rid themselves of the friendship of the...

The rare few, who, early in life have rid themselves of the friendship of the...

Work alone will efface the footsteps of work

Work alone will efface the footsteps of work

I can't tell you if genius is hereditary, because heaven has granted me no offspring.

I can't tell you if genius is hereditary, because heaven has granted me no offspring.

I am not arguing with you - I am telling you.

I am not arguing with you - I am telling you.

Art happens no hovel is safe from it, no Prince may depend upon it, the...

Art happens no hovel is safe from it, no Prince may depend upon it, the...

An artist is not paid for his labor but for his vision.

An artist is not paid for his labor but for his vision.

Work alone will efface the footsteps of work.

Work alone will efface the footsteps of work.

The vast majority of English folk cannot and will not consider a picture as a...

The vast majority of English folk cannot and will not consider a picture as a...

The vast majority of English folk cannot and will not consider a picture as a...

The vast majority of English folk cannot and will not consider a picture as a...

You shouldn't say it is not good. You should say, you do not like it;...

You shouldn't say it is not good. You should say, you do not like it;...

It takes a long time for a man to look like his portrait.

It takes a long time for a man to look like his portrait.

An artist is not paid for his labor but for his vision.

An artist is not paid for his labor but for his vision.

Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth

Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth

Those who work in a preconceived style, deliberately turning their backs on nature, miss the...

Those who work in a preconceived style, deliberately turning their backs on nature, miss the...

Progress is the life-style of man. The general life of the human race is called...

Progress is the life-style of man. The general life of the human race is called...

Culture is the arts elevated to a set of beliefs.

Culture is the arts elevated to a set of beliefs.

What the mass media offers is not popular art, but entertainment which is intended to...

What the mass media offers is not popular art, but entertainment which is intended to...

I don't paint things. I only paint the difference between things.

I don't paint things. I only paint the difference between things.

Effective leaders help others to understand the necessity of change and to accept a common...

Effective leaders help others to understand the necessity of change and to accept a common...