In painting you must give the idea of the true by means of the false.
The artist does not draw what he sees, but what he has to make others see.
No art is less spontaneous than mine. What I do is the result of reflection and the study of the great masters.
I'm glad I haven't found my style yet. I'd be bored to death.
Hitherto the nude has always been represented in poses which presuppose an audience. But my women are simple, honest creatures who are concerned with nothing beyond their physical occupations... it is as if you were looking through a keyhole.
I really have a lot of stuff in my head; if only there were insurance companies for that as there are for so many things.