Go and see what others have produced, but never copy anything except nature. You would be trying to enter into a temperament that is not yours and nothing that you would do would have any character.

Shall I tell you what I think are the two qualities of a work of art? First, it must be indescribable, and second, it must be inimitable.

There are two indices of genuine art: it is inimitable and it is ineffable.

I have a predilection for painting that lends joyousness to a wall.

"The work of art must seize upon you...carry you away."

The purpose of painting is to decorate the walls. Therefore it has to be as rich as possible

With a limited palette, the older painters could do just as well as today what they did was sounder.