Artist Quote by A. Alfred Taubman

There's been too much attention on marketing. Can't we just talk about the paintings?

— Julian Schnabel

By and large, the making of serious, thoughtful and occasionally valuable art has become a lonely persuasion, while the marketing of art has become…

— Abe Ajay

The idea of selling is a projection that people create about people that is more of a reflection of who they are than what…

— Mark Ruffalo

Selling art is a lot different than making it.

— David Leitch

In the end, art is small beer. The really serious things are earning one's living so as not to be a parasite and loving…

— W. H. Auden

Paintings are like a beer, only beer tastes good and it's hard to stop drinking beer.

— Billy Carter

As a matter of fact, it was only through the dealer Fred Jahn that I succeeded in overcoming my reservation about the works on…

— Gerhard Richter

Beauty lies in the hands of the beerholder

— Samuel Johnson

There's always been an ongoing struggle between commerce and art.

— Thomas Schlamme

No one was more surprised than me when my paintings started selling, except maybe my dealer.

— Chuck Close

Beautiful art sells. If it sells itself, it is an idolatrous commodity; if it sells anything else, it is a seductive advertisement.

— Dave Hickey

It was easier to sell a painting that was not for sale.

— Steve Martin