To extract beauty from one's own milieu is one of the most difficult tasks of art. — Theophile Gautier Art Copy Share Image
Any man who does not have his inner world to translate is not an artist. — Theophile Gautier Art Copy Share Image
Our busy age does not always have time to read, but it always has time to look. — Theophile Gautier Age Copy Share Image
“Some centuries ago they had Raphael and Michael Angelo; now we have Mr. Paul Delaroche, and all because we are progressing. You… — Théophile Gautier Art Copy Share Image
“(Decadent style) is ingenious, complicated, learned, full of shades of meaning and research, always pushing further the limits of language... forcing itself… — Theophile Gautier Decadence Copy Share Image
