Art is the elimination of the unnecessary.

Quote by Pablo Picasso

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To draw you must close your eyes and sing.

To draw you must close your eyes and sing.

Drink to me.

To copy others is necessary, but to copy oneself is pathetic

To copy others is necessary, but to copy oneself is pathetic

The older you get the stronger the wind gets - and it's always in your...

The older you get the stronger the wind gets - and it's always in your...

Youth has no age.

Youth has no age.

Accidents, try to change them -- it's impossible. The accidental reveals man.

Accidents, try to change them -- it's impossible. The accidental reveals man.

The people who make art their business are mostly imposters.

The people who make art their business are mostly imposters.

Art is the elimination of the unnecessary

Art is the elimination of the unnecessary

It takes a long time to become young.

It takes a long time to become young.

There are painters who transform the sun to a yellow spot, but there are others...

There are painters who transform the sun to a yellow spot, but there are others...

Who sees the human face correctly: the photographer, the mirror, or the painter?

Who sees the human face correctly: the photographer, the mirror, or the painter?

Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we...

Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we...

Bad artists copy. Good artists steal.

Bad artists copy. Good artists steal.

I paint objects as I think them, not as I see them.

I paint objects as I think them, not as I see them.

Art is not the application of a canon of beauty but what the instinct and...

Art is not the application of a canon of beauty but what the instinct and...

The more technique you have, the less you have to worry about it. The more...

The more technique you have, the less you have to worry about it. The more...

Are we to paint what's on the face, what's inside the face, or what's behind...

Are we to paint what's on the face, what's inside the face, or what's behind...

I don't own any of my own paintings because a Picasso original costs several thousand...

I don't own any of my own paintings because a Picasso original costs several thousand...

But who can paint like Nature? Can imagination boast, amid its gay creation, hues like...

But who can paint like Nature? Can imagination boast, amid its gay creation, hues like...

The most exciting attractions are between two opposites that never meet.

The most exciting attractions are between two opposites that never meet.