In great art there is no beginning and end in point of time. All time is comprehended.

The big painter is one who has something to say. He thus does not paint men, landscape or furniture, but an idea.

To paint is to know how to put nothing on canvas, and have it look like something when you stand back.

I can think of no greater happiness than to be clear-sighted and know the miracle when it happens. And I can think of no more real life than the adventurous one of living and liking and exclaiming the things of one's own time.

The real artist's work is a surprise to himself.

Get the few main lines and see what lines they call out.

Through art mysterious bonds of understanding and of knowledge are established among men.