The greatness of art is not in the display of knowledge, or in material accuracy, but in the distinctness with which it conveys the impressions of a personal vital force, that acts spontaneously, without fear or hesitation. — George Inness Copy Share Image
The true end of Art is not to imitate a fixed material condition, but to represent a living motion, — George Inness Copy Share Image
The purpose of the painter is simply to reproduce in other minds the impression which a scene has made upon him. A work of… — George Inness Copy Share Image
The highest art is where has been most perfectly breathed the sentiment of humanity...Some persons suppose that landscape has no power of communicating human… — George Inness Copy Share Image
The true use of art is, first, to cultivate the artist's own spiritual nature. — George Inness Copy Share Image
The greatness of art is not in the display of knowledge, or in material accuracy, but in the distinctness with which it conveys the… — George Inness Copy Share Image
