Art Quote by Stephen Kinzer

My real father was a portrait painter. I went to a lot of auctions as a kid and galleries.

— Cary Elwes

Mehmet was the first sultan, and one of the first Muslims anywhere, to defy religious tradition by allowing his portrait to be made.

— Stephen Kinzer

I don't know a single collector or museum director who says: 'Oh, he's on a list, so I think I'll buy something of his.'…

— Olafur Eliasson

In a way, my father was lucky. He had a hunch that his vision of the National Gallery would interest other collectors and persuade…

— Paul Mellon

My great-great-grandfather was a shah back in the 1800s. Unfortunately, I don't have any gold coins or jewels to show for it.

— Sarah Shahi

My dad is a sculptor and a painter, and mum runs an art gallery, which sells beautiful jewelry and ceramics and paintings - local…

— Sam Palladio

My boyfriend has always been a collector of art. He once rang up Paul Kenton and asked him to paint a New York skyline…

— Amy Macdonald

My mum is a big collector of art.

— Agnes Obel

True art is the rainbow of the gifted Dr.Mohammed Abad Alrazak

— DrMohammed Abad Alrazak

Art can retain its value and even make you some money. If you have your iPhone on you - and you probably do -…

— Lara Spencer

My wife was the first art collector in the family, and I didn't become interested until around 1973. The first important artwork we bought…

— Eli Broad

Art doesn't sell itself, it has to be sold.

— Jack White