The source of genius is imagination alone, the refinement of the senses that sees what others do not see, or sees them differently.

All painting worth its name, unless one is talking about black and white, must include the idea of color as one of its necessary supports, in the same way that it includes chiaroscuro, proportion, and perspective.

The source of genius is imagination alone, the refinement of the senses that sees what others do not see, or sees them differently.

Glory to that Homer of painting, to that father of warmth and enthusiasm... he really paints men.

The artist is always concerned with a total view of the world. However, when the photographer takes a picture ... the edge of his picture is just as interesting as the middle, one can only guess at the existence of a whole, and the view presented seems chosen by chance.

I believe it safe to say that all progress must lead, not to further progress, but finally to the negation of progress, a return to the point of departure.

What moves those of genius, what inspires their work is not new ideas, but their obsession with the idea that what has already been said is still not enough.