Edouard Manet Quotes
- Above all, keep your colors fresh!
- Black is not a color.
- Color is a matter of taste and sensitivity.
- I would kiss you, had I the courage.
- The attacks of which I have been the object have broken the spring of life in me... People don't realize what it feels like to…
- I paint what I see and not what others like to see.
- You would hardly believe how difficult it is to place a figure alone on a canvas, and to concentrate all the interest on this single…
- No one can be a painter unless he cares for painting above all else.
- There is only one true thing: instantly paint what you see. When you've got it, you've got it. When you haven't, you begin again. All…
- It is not enough to know your craft - you have to have feeling. Science is all very well, but for us imagination is worth…
- One must be of one's time and paint what one sees.
- In a face, look for the main light and the main shadow; the rest will come naturally — it's often not important. And then you…
- Conciseness in art is essential and a refinement. The concise man makes one think; the verbose bores. Always work towards conciseness.
- The country only has charms for those not obliged to stay there.
- You must always remain master of the situation and do what you please. No school tasks, ah, no! no tasks!
- The latest fashion… is absolutely necessary for a painting. It’s what matters most.
- Who is this Monet whose name sounds just like mine and who is taking advantage of my notoriety?
- Concision in art is a necessity and an elegance. The verbose painter bores: who will get rid of all these trimmings?
- Insults are pouring down on me as thick as hail.
- There is only one true thing: Instantly paint what you see.