Art Quote by Hans von Marées

“He was an artist of rare ability, a self-taught artist, without teachers or schools, principles and rules, carried away only by the thirst for…

— Nikolai Gogol

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

— Joseph Conrad

“As, in useful art, so far as it is useful, the work must be strictly subordinated to the laws of Nature, so as to…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

An artist is he who has his center within himself. He who lacks this must choose a particular leader and mediator outside of himself,…

— Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel

An artist is he for whom the goal and center of life is to form his mind

— Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel

“Of all the beautiful truths pertaining to the soul which have been restored and brought to light in this age, none is more gladdening…

— James Allen

An artist worthy of the name should express all the truth of nature, not only the exterior truth, but also, and above all, the…

— Auguste Rodin

“The soul of an artist is a tortured one, forever capturing their version of reality.”

— Belinda Taylor

“It is sometimes said that the tragedy of an artist's life is that he cannot realize his ideal.”

— Oscar Wilde

“Every artist is a man who has freed himself from his family, his nation, his race. Every man who has shown the world the…

— Chaim Potok

“One must possess many gifts … which have not been acquired by one’s own effort. And, moreover … the artist must possess the courageous soul.”

— Kate Chopin

“The supreme artist lives as closely as possible to replicating the perfect dream, with life unfolding in a manner that a person could never…

— Kilroy J. Oldster