Art Quote by Edgar Degas

The sadness of the incomplete, the sadness that is often Life, but should never be Art.

— E. M. Forster

Nothing is really so poor and melancholy as art that is interested in itself and not in its subject.

— George Santayana

I feel ever so strongly that an artist must be nourished by his passions and his despairs. These things alter an artist whether for…

— Francis Bacon

That terrible mood of depression of whether it's any good or not is what is known as The Artist's Reward.

— Ernest Hemingway

If artists and poets are unhappy, it is after all because happiness does not interest them.

— George Santayana

I think that's an important part of art in general. Especially in literature, in stories, we play with eventualities that may put us through…

— Brian Boyd

I always noticed that in art school, that grief was considered more profound than happiness. But why?

— Brad Bird

I don't agree with this romantic fantasy that people who suffer from depression are more likely to be artists. I find that I am…

— Sinead O'Connor

Some of the most unhappy artists in the most difficult situations can create awe-inspiring works of art.

— Eric Gibbons

“Something is always born out of too deep grief. Just when you grope for balance, art is born out of a compelling desire to…

— Jayita Bhattacharjee

I think melancholy is part of the natural condition, you know. Anyway, I think it's the artist's function to have their melancholy and not…

— Michael Leunig

...to make art is to realize another's sadness within, realize the hidden sadness in other people's lives, to feel sad with and for a…

— Marianne Wiggins