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> [Important artists are innovators whose work changes the practices of their successors.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-galenson/important-artists-are-innovators-whose-work-changes-the-practices-of/)

[David Galenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-galenson/)

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## More by David Galenson

> [The people who do better and better work are people who are never satisfied. Cezanne would say, 'I think I've accomplished something,' but then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-galenson/the-people-who-do-better-and-better-work-are-people-who-are-never/)

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> [Experimental artists build their skills gradually over the course of their careers, improving their work slowly over long periods. These artists are perfectionists and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-galenson/experimental-artists-build-their-skills-gradually-over-the-course-of/)

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> [Important artists are innovators whose work changes the practices of their successors.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-galenson/important-artists-are-innovators-whose-work-changes-the-practices-of/)

[David Galenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-galenson/)

> [There are two very different types of artists: those I call Old Masters, who work by trial and error and tend to improve with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-galenson/there-are-two-very-different-types-of-artists-those-i-call-old/)

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> [It's not curators, it's not critics, it's not the public, it's not collectors who find great artists - it's other artists.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-galenson/it-s-not-curators-it-s-not-critics-it-s-not-the-public-it-s-not/)

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> [Titian and Rembrandt, Monet and Rodin, Frank Lloyd Wright and Le Corbusier, Mark Twain and Henry James, Robert Frost and Elizabeth Bishop, to name…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-galenson/titian-and-rembrandt-monet-and-rodin-frank-lloyd-wright-and-le/)

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> [Artists have made innovations in many areas... But whatever the nature of an artist's innovation, its importance ultimately depends on the extent of its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-galenson/artists-have-made-innovations-in-many-areas-but-whatever-the-nature/)

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> [The precision of their goals allows conceptual artists to be satisfied that they have produced one or more works that achieve a particular purpose...…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-galenson/the-precision-of-their-goals-allows-conceptual-artists-to-be/)

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> [Artists who have produced experimental innovations have been motivated by aesthetic criteria: they have aimed at presenting visual perceptions. Their goals are imprecise, so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-galenson/artists-who-have-produced-experimental-innovations-have-been/)

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