When looking at any significant work of art, remember that a more significant one probably has had to be sacrificed.

Quote by Paul Klee

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A drawing is simply a line going for a walk.

A drawing is simply a line going for a walk.

A line is a dot that went for a walk.

A line is a dot that went for a walk.

One eye sees, the other feels.

One eye sees, the other feels.

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

Color possesses me. I don't have to pursue it. It will possess me always, I...

Color possesses me. I don't have to pursue it. It will possess me always, I...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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,...

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

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

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...

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.