The rich man who gives, steals twice over. First he steals the money and then the hearts of men.

It was always my intention that The Frieze should be housed in a room which would provide a suitable architectural frame for it.

The viewers must come to understand the sacredness of painting, so they will remove their hats as if they were in church.

At different moments you see with different eyes. You see differently in the morning than you do in the evening. In addition, how you see is also dependent on your emotional state. Because of this, a motif can be seen in many different ways, and this is what makes art interesting.

From my rotting body, flowers shall grow and I am in them and that is eternity.

Through my art I have tried to explain my life and its meaning. I have also intended to help others to clarify their lives.

A person himself believes that all the other portraits are good likenesses except the one of himself.