Painting is the representation of visible forms. The essence of realism is its negation of the ideal.

Quote by Gustave Courbet

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France is the only nation in which astoundingly small numbers of civilized patrons reside.

France is the only nation in which astoundingly small numbers of civilized patrons reside.

I am not one who was born in the custody of wisdom; I am one...

I am not one who was born in the custody of wisdom; I am one...

The beautiful is in nature, and it is encountered under the most diverse forms of...

The beautiful is in nature, and it is encountered under the most diverse forms of...

I hope to live all my life for my art, without abandoning my principles one...

I hope to live all my life for my art, without abandoning my principles one...

Beauty, like truth, is relative to the time when one lives and to the individual...

Beauty, like truth, is relative to the time when one lives and to the individual...

Painting is an essentially concrete art and can only consist of the representation of real...

Painting is an essentially concrete art and can only consist of the representation of real...

Fine art is knowledge made visible.

Fine art is knowledge made visible.

When we see men of worth, we should think of equalling them; when we see...

When we see men of worth, we should think of equalling them; when we see...

The expression of beauty is in direct ratio to the power of conception the artist...

The expression of beauty is in direct ratio to the power of conception the artist...