Painting is the representation of visible forms. The essence of realism is its negation of the ideal.
Fine art is knowledge made visible.
When I am no longer controversial, I will no longer be important
I hope to live all my life for my art, without abandoning my principles one iota, without . . . having painted as much as you can cover with your hand, to please somebody or in order to sell the picture more easily.
I hope to live all my life for my art, without abandoning my principles one iota.
The beautiful is in nature, and it is encountered under the most diverse forms of reality. Once it is found it belongs to art, or rather to the artist who discovers it.