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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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...

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...

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,...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

A line is a dot that went for a walk.

A line is a dot that went for a walk.

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 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.

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.