The vast majority of English folk cannot and will not consider a picture as a picture, apart from any story which it may be supposed to tell

Quote by James Whistler

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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...

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...

Work alone will efface the footsteps of work.

Work alone will efface the footsteps of work.

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.

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

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

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.

Work alone will efface the footsteps of work

Work alone will efface the footsteps of work

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...

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;...

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

An artist's career always begins tomorrow.

An artist's career always begins tomorrow.