--- title: "13 Greatest Artist Quotes by 12 authors" description: "Browse 13 Greatest Artist quotes by 12 authors. Discover the best Greatest Artist sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/329/anagarika-govinda-32704_art_the-greatest-artist-is-one-who-expresses_304681.jpg" --- > [The greatest artist is one who expresses what is felt by everybody.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anagarika-govinda/the-greatest-artist-is-one-who-expresses-what-is-felt-by-everybody/) [Anagarika Govinda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anagarika-govinda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/329/anagarika-govinda-32704_art_the-greatest-artist-is-one-who-expresses_304681.jpg) > [Nature is my main source of inspiration - I will never stop taking hints from what I call 'the greatest artist'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roberto-cavalli/nature-is-my-main-source-of-inspiration-i-will-never-stop-taking/) [Roberto Cavalli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roberto-cavalli/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e93/roberto-cavalli-11510_art_nature-is-my-main-source-of-inspiration_2100640.jpg) > [Frost is the greatest artist in our clime - he paints in nature and describes in rime.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-hood/frost-is-the-greatest-artist-in-our-clime-he-paints-in-nature-and/) [Thomas Hood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-hood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dca/thomas-hood-7160_art_frost-is-the-greatest-artist-in-our-clim_2047521.png) > [“The greatest artist and web-designer ever is indeed a spider!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/munia-khan/the-greatest-artist-and-web-designer-ever-is-indeed-a-spider/) [Munia Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/munia-khan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/17a/munia-khan-1618_art_the-greatest-artist-and-web-designer-eve_910025.jpg) > [He is the greatest artist who has embodied, in the sum of his works, the greatest number of the greatest ideas.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ruskin/he-is-the-greatest-artist-who-has-embodied-in-the-sum-of-his-works/) [John Ruskin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ruskin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa8/john-ruskin-314_art_he-is-the-greatest-artist-who-has-embodi_1815608.jpg) > [The marble not yet carved can hold the form of every thought the greatest artist has.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelangelo/the-marble-not-yet-carved-can-hold-the-form-of-every-thought-the/) [Michelangelo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelangelo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/129/michelangelo-2976_art_the-marble-not-yet-carved-can-hold-the-f_14937.jpg) > [“The greatest artist does not have any concept Which a single piece of marble does not itself contain Within its excess, though…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelangelo-buonarroti/the-greatest-artist-does-not-have-any-concept-which-a-single-piece-of/) [Michelangelo Buonarroti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelangelo-buonarroti/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/150/michelangelo-buonarroti-31318_art_the-greatest-artist-does-not-have-any-co_199511.jpg) > [“The supreme art is the art of being happy with the simplest things and the greatest artist is the person who performs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mehmet-murat-ildan/the-supreme-art-is-the-art-of-being-happy-with-the-simplest-things/) [Mehmet Murat ildan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mehmet-murat-ildan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ccb/mehmet-murat-ildan-3_art_the-supreme-art-is-the-art-of-being-happ_1817984.jpg) > [The highest art is always the most religious; and the greatest artist is always a devout man. A scoffing Raphael or Michael…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-stuart-blackie/the-highest-art-is-always-the-most-religious-and-the-greatest-artist-2/) [John Stuart Blackie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-stuart-blackie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/148/john-stuart-blackie-36821_art_the-highest-art-is-always-the-most-relig_2879771.jpg) > [The greatest artist has no conception which a single block of white marble does not potentially contain within its mass, but only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelangelo/the-greatest-artist-has-no-conception-which-a-single-block-of-white/) [Michelangelo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelangelo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4d/michelangelo-2976_art_the-greatest-artist-has-no-conception-wh_1092188.jpg) > [Art is the child of Nature; yes, Her darling child, in whom we trace The features of the mother's face, Her aspect…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-wadsworth-longfellow/art-is-the-child-of-nature-yes-her-darling-child-in-whom-we-trace-the/) [Henry Wadsworth Longfellow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-wadsworth-longfellow/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e7/henry-wadsworth-longfellow-284_art_art-is-the-child-of-nature-yes-her-darli_981645.jpg) > [Charlie Chaplin is the greatest artist of the 20th century. He takes me from laughter to tears in seconds. And he was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emo-philips/charlie-chaplin-is-the-greatest-artist-of-the-20th-century-he-takes/) [Emo Philips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emo-philips/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5f/emo-philips-1788_20th-century_charlie-chaplin-is-the-greatest-artist-o_873143.png) > [“Whenever the occasional doubt starts to creep into my mind about my artistic ability, I start to think about the reality of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/v-l-thompson/whenever-the-occasional-doubt-starts-to-creep-into-my-mind-about-my/) [V.L. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/v-l-thompson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/609/v-l-thompson-34315_art_whenever-the-occasional-doubt-starts-to_903365.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/greatest-artist/#itemlist", "name": "Greatest Artist Quotes", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The greatest artist is one who expresses what is felt by everybody.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Anagarika Govinda" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anagarika-govinda/the-greatest-artist-is-one-who-expresses-what-is-felt-by-everybody/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/329/anagarika-govinda-32704_art_the-greatest-artist-is-one-who-expresses_304681.jpg", "contentUrl": 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