You would hardly believe how difficult it is to place a figure alone on a canvas, and to concentrate all the interest on this single and universal figure and still keep it living and real.

Quote by Edouard Manet

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Insults are pouring down on me as thick as hail.

Insults are pouring down on me as thick as hail.

No one can be a painter unless he cares for painting above all else.

No one can be a painter unless he cares for painting above all else.

Black is not a color.

Black is not a color.

There is only one true thing: instantly paint what you see. When you've got it,...

There is only one true thing: instantly paint what you see. When you've got it,...

There are no lines in nature, only areas of colour, one against another.

There are no lines in nature, only areas of colour, one against another.

This woman's work is exceptional. Too bad she's not a man.

This woman's work is exceptional. Too bad she's not a man.

Color is a matter of taste and of sensitivity.

Color is a matter of taste and of sensitivity.

It is not enough to know your craft - you have to have feeling. Science...

It is not enough to know your craft - you have to have feeling. Science...

The attacks of which I have been the object have broken the spring of life...

The attacks of which I have been the object have broken the spring of life...

I need to work to feel well.

I need to work to feel well.

I would kiss you, had I the courage.

I would kiss you, had I the courage.