"The purpose of painting is to decorate the……" — Pierre-Auguste Renoir
"The purpose of painting is to decorate the walls. Therefore it has to be as rich as possible"
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76 Quotes by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Pierre-Auguste Renoir has 76 quotes on this site.
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The modern architect is, generally speaking, art's greatest enemy.
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An artist, under pain of oblivion, must have confidence in himself, and listen only to his real master: Nature.
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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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If you paint the leaf on a tree without using a model, your imagination will only supply you with a…
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I like indoor Christmas trees. And I like people who decorate their homes with lights and all that crap. I…
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If life has given us no more than a prison cell, let's at least decorate it as best we can-with…
— Fernando Pessoa
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Grace is given to heal the spiritually sick, not to decorate spiritual heroes
— Martin Luther
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Tree of Liberty: A tree set up by the people, hung with flags and devices, and crowned with a cap…
— E. Cobham Brewer
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When it comes to art, buy with your eyes, not your ears. I tried very hard not to 'decorate' with…
— Jason Pomeranc
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There are only three things I can do - make a dress, decorate a house, and entertain people.
— Valentino Garavani
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Film is incredibly democratic and accessible, it's probably the best option if you actually want to change the world, not…
— Banksy
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Beauty feeds us. Anarchy is beauty. We are against the grey people. We want to decorate, like those fantastic Indian…
— Tom Hodgkinson
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Think, Travel, Celebrate, Charm, Decorate, Dress, Live - colorfully
— Kate Spade
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Fill your heart with the creative power to accept the past, decorate the present and transform the future.
— Rajneesh
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I started this career because I loved doing houses. I'd done three of my own and I couldn't keep on…
— Dorothy Draper
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I have transmitted genetic material, all I have to do between my daughters' birth and my death is to decorate…
— Peter Greenaway
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