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title: "7 Artist Touch Quotes by 7 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Artist Touch quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Artist Touch sayings and thoughts."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/179/el-greco-44946_art_it-is-only-after-years-of-struggle-and-d_281563.png"
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> [It is only after years of struggle and deprivation that the young artist should touch color - and then only in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/el-greco/it-is-only-after-years-of-struggle-and-deprivation-that-the-young/)

[El Greco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/el-greco/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/179/el-greco-44946_art_it-is-only-after-years-of-struggle-and-d_281563.png)

> [In every artist there is a touch of audacity without which no talent is conceivable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johann-wolfgang-von-goethe/in-every-artist-there-is-a-touch-of-audacity-without-which-no-talent/)

[Johann Wolfgang von Goethe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johann-wolfgang-von-goethe/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/245/johann-wolfgang-von-goethe-36_art_in-every-artist-there-is-a-touch-of-auda_652879.jpg)

> [With rare exceptions, I respond most to painting that cuts across grain rather than following it. I think the artist here can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-diebenkorn/with-rare-exceptions-i-respond-most-to-painting-that-cuts-across/)

[Richard Diebenkorn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-diebenkorn/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a78/richard-diebenkorn-18615_across_with-rare-exceptions-i-respond-most-to-p_942488.png)

> [I'm just happy I got to express who I am as an artist and touch people's hearts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melanie-martinez/i-m-just-happy-i-got-to-express-who-i-am-as-an-artist-and-touch/)

[Melanie Martinez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melanie-martinez/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/06f/melanie-martinez-2860_art_i-m-just-happy-i-got-to-express-who-i-am_1436897.jpg)

> [I want everyone to know that no R&B artist can touch my skill.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sisqo/i-want-everyone-to-know-that-no-r-b-artist-can-touch-my-skill/)

[Sisqo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sisqo/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bff/sisqo-4718_art_i-want-everyone-to-know-that-no-r-b-arti_2071954.png)

> [It is only after years of preparation that the young artist should touch color - not color used descriptively, that is, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henri-matisse/it-is-only-after-years-of-preparation-that-the-young-artist-should/)

[Henri Matisse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henri-matisse/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bac/henri-matisse-1641_art_it-is-only-after-years-of-preparation-th_2385664.jpg)

> [In French, there is an old expression, la patte, meaning the artist's touch, his personal style, his 'paw'. I wanted to get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcel-duchamp/in-french-there-is-an-old-expression-la-patte-meaning-the-artist-s/)

[Marcel Duchamp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcel-duchamp/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a7/marcel-duchamp-2390_art_in-french-there-is-an-old-expression-la_2915822.jpg)

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