Art Quote by Ernst Bacon

Every time an artist dies, part of the vision of mankind passes with him.

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

Art is a spiritual, immaterial respite from the hardships of life.

— Fernando Botero

“the artist descends within himself, and in that lonely region of stress and strife, if he be deserving and fortunate, he finds the terms…

— Joseph Conrad

“To be an artist today is such an act of faith: nothing can come back from it except the satisfaction of the art itself.”

— Truman Capote

All art worthy of the name is religious.

— Henri Matisse

The artist should preach nothing-not even his own autonomy. His art should speak its own truth, and in so doing it will be in…

— Thomas Merton

Let them understand above all that the artist works from necessity; that he, too, is a minute element of the world to whom one…

— Pablo Picasso

An artist need not be a minister or a collector in church, but he must have a warm heart for people, and I find…

— Vincent Van Gogh

The artist appeals to that part of our being which is not dependent on wisdom; to that in us which is a gift and…

— Joseph Conrad

The artist himself may not think he is religious, but if he is sincere his sincerity in itself is religion.

— Emily Carr