All the best artists have shown that the greatest achievement in the production of fine color is the concealment of pigments, and not the parade of them; and we may say the same of execution.
Asher Brown DurandI would sooner look for figs on thistles than for the higher attributes of art from one whose ruling motive... is money.
Asher Brown DurandThe less apparent the means and manner of the artist, the more directly will his work appeal to the understanding and the feelings.
Asher Brown Durand