"If you paint the leaf on a tree……" — Pierre-Auguste Renoir
"If you paint the leaf on a tree without using a model, your imagination will only supply you with a few leaves; but Nature offers you millions, all on the same tree. No two leaves are exactly the same. The artist who paints only what is in his mind must very soon repeat himself."
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir
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76 Quotes by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
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I've never let one day go by without painting, or at least without drawing.
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One morning, one of us ran out of the black, it was the birth of Impressionism.
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People love to be nice, but you must give them the chance.
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Why shouldn’t art be pretty? There are enough unpleasant things in the world.
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To my mind, a picture should be something pleasant, cheerful, and pretty, yes pretty! There are too many unpleasant things…
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The work of art must seize upon you, wrap you up in itself, carry you away. It is the means…
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There are quite enough unpleasant things in life without the need to manufacture more.
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When I've painted a woman's bottom so that I want to touch it, then [the painting] is finished.
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We are in a period of searchers rather than of creators.
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The purpose of painting is to decorate the walls. Therefore it has to be as rich as possible
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