Artist Quotes by Edouard Manet

The attacks of which I have been the object have broken the spring of life in me... People don't realize what it feels like…

— Edouard Manet

No one can be a painter unless he cares for painting above all else.

— Edouard Manet

Conciseness in art is essential and a refinement. The concise man makes one think; the verbose bores. Always work towards conciseness.

— Edouard Manet

There's no symmetry in nature. One eye is never exactly the same as the other. There's always a difference. We all have a more…

— Edouard Manet

You must always remain master of the situation and do what you please. No school tasks, ah, no! no tasks!

— Edouard Manet

You would hardly believe how difficult it is to place a figure alone on a canvas, and to concentrate all the interest on this…

— Edouard Manet

Insults are pouring down on me as thick as hail.

— Edouard Manet

Every time I paint, I throw myself into the water in order to learn how to swim.

— Edouard Manet

Above all, keep your colors fresh!

— Edouard Manet

The principal person in a picture is light.

— Edouard Manet

One must be of one's time and paint what one sees.

— Edouard Manet

The latest fashion… is absolutely necessary for a painting. It’s what matters most.

— Edouard Manet