Gautier sees art as a never‑ending hunt for beautiful detail and perfect wording. He describes cats as selective companions that give affection only when they choose. He also claims that true beauty has no practical use, and that usefulness makes things ugly.
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Theophile Gautier was a writer, best known for Mademoiselle de Maupin.
Quick Facts About Theophile Gautier
Born
August 30, 1811
Died
October 23, 1872
Profession
Writer
Notable works
Mademoiselle de Maupin
About Theophile Gautier
Pierre Jules Théophile Gautier was a French poet, dramatist, novelist, journalist, and art and literary critic.
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![“[A cat] will make itself the companion of your hours of work, of loneliness, or of sadness.” quote by Theophile Gautier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3d/theophile-gautier-7224_cat_a-cat-will-make-itself-the-companion-of_34315.jpg)
![“[The critic] serves up his erudition in strong doses; he pours out all the knowledge he got up the day before in some library or other, and treats in heathenish fashion people at whose feet he ought to sit, and the most ignorant of whom could give points to much wiser men than he. Authors bear…” quote by Théophile Gautier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/817/theophile-gautier-7224_books_the-critic-serves-up-his-erudition-in-st_1298491.jpg)
