The painter should not paint what he sees, but what will be seen.

Quote by Paul Klee

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In the final analysis, a drawing simply is no longer a drawing, no matter how...

In the final analysis, a drawing simply is no longer a drawing, no matter how...

A line is a dot that went for a walk.

A line is a dot that went for a walk.

Everything vanishes around me, and works are born as if out of the void. Ripe,...

Everything vanishes around me, and works are born as if out of the void. Ripe,...

A line is a dot that went for a walk.

A line is a dot that went for a walk.

To emphasize only the beautiful seems to me to be like a mathematical system that...

To emphasize only the beautiful seems to me to be like a mathematical system that...

A drawing is simply a line going for a walk.

A drawing is simply a line going for a walk.

Art does not reproduce what we see; rather, it makes us see.

Art does not reproduce what we see; rather, it makes us see.

The worst state of affairs is when science begins to concern itself with art.

The worst state of affairs is when science begins to concern itself with art.

One does not lash hat lies at a distance. The foibles that we ridicule must...

One does not lash hat lies at a distance. The foibles that we ridicule must...

There are not more than five primary colors (blue, yellow, red, white, and black), yet...

There are not more than five primary colors (blue, yellow, red, white, and black), yet...

Nature is garrulous to the point of confusion, let the artist be truly taciturn.

Nature is garrulous to the point of confusion, let the artist be truly taciturn.

He has found his style, when he cannot do otherwise.

He has found his style, when he cannot do otherwise.

Everything vanishes around me, and works are born as if out of the void. Ripe,...

Everything vanishes around me, and works are born as if out of the void. Ripe,...

A single day is enough to make us a little larger or, another time, a...

A single day is enough to make us a little larger or, another time, a...

The art of mastering life is the prerequisite for all further forms of expression, whether...

The art of mastering life is the prerequisite for all further forms of expression, whether...

Beauty is as relative as light and dark. Thus, there exists no beautiful woman, none...

Beauty is as relative as light and dark. Thus, there exists no beautiful woman, none...

Children also have artistic ability, and there is wisdom in there having it! The more...

Children also have artistic ability, and there is wisdom in there having it! The more...

And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age:...

And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age:...

The class distinctions proper to a democratic society are not those of rank or money,...

The class distinctions proper to a democratic society are not those of rank or money,...

Not to expose your true feelings to an adult seems to be instinctive from the...

Not to expose your true feelings to an adult seems to be instinctive from the...

The length of a film should be directly related to the endurance of the human...

The length of a film should be directly related to the endurance of the human...