Imitation is not inspiration, and inspiration only can give birth to a work of art. The least of man's original emanation is better than the best of borrowed thought. — Albert Pinkham Ryder Copy Share Image
The artist should fear to become the slave of detail. He should strive to express his thought and not the surface of it. What… — Albert Pinkham Ryder Copy Share Image
It is the first vision that counts. The artist has only to remain true to his dream and it will possess his work in such a manner that it will resemble the work of no other... for no two visions are alike, and those who reach the heights have all toiled up steep mountains by a different route. To each… — Albert Pinkham Ryder Copy Share
A rain-tight roof, frugal living, a box of colors, and God's sunlight through clear windows keep the soul attuned and the body vigorous for… — Albert Pinkham Ryder Copy Share Image
The new is not revealed to those whose eyse are fastened in worship upon the old. — Albert Pinkham Ryder Copy Share Image
Modern art must strike out from the old. The new is not revealed to those whose eyes are fastened in worship upon the old…Have you ever seen an inch worm crawl up a leaf or twig, and then clinging to the very end, revolve in the air, feeling for something to reach? That's like me. I am trying to find… — Albert Pinkham Ryder Copy Share
Who hath seen the Phantom Ship, Her lordly rise and lowly dip, Careering o'er the lonesome main, No port shall know her keel again...… — Albert Pinkham Ryder Copy Share Image
Imitation is not inspiration, and inspiration only can give birth to a work of art. The least of man's original emanation is better than… — Albert Pinkham Ryder Copy Share Image
The artist should strive to express his thought and not the surface of it. — Albert Pinkham Ryder Copy Share Image
What avails a storm cloud accurate in form and color if the storm is not therein? — Albert Pinkham Ryder Copy Share Image
The artist has only to remain true to his dream and it will possess his work in such a manner that it will resemble… — Albert Pinkham Ryder Copy Share Image
The new is not revealed to those whose eyes are fastened in worship upon the old. — Albert Pinkham Ryder Copy Share Image
