"For me, painting is a way to forget……" — Georges Rouault
"For me, painting is a way to forget life. It is a cry in the night, a strangled laugh."
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14 Quotes by Georges Rouault
Georges Rouault has 14 quotes on this site.
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Subjective artists are one-eyed, but objective artists are blind.
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A tree against the sky possesses the same interest, the same character, the same expression as the figure of a…
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My only objective is to paint a Christ so moving that those who see him will be converted.
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Anyone can revolt. It is more difficult silently to obey our own inner promptings, and to spend our lives finding…
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The conscience of an artist worthy of the name is like an incurable disease which causes him endless torment but…
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The artist discards all theories, both his own and those of others. He forgets everything when he is in front…
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Nothing is old, nothing is new, save the light of grace underneath which beats a human heart. The way of…
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In these gaudy times, we think we will shortly reach the point where everything is known, but the fact is…
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I am a believer and a conformist. Anyone can revolt; it is much more difficult to obey our inner promptings.
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I am a believer and a conformist.
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Nothing is old, nothing is new, save the light of grace underneath which beats a human heart.
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Often pagans, with their eyes wide open, do not see very clearly.
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