Art Quote by Thomas Aquinas

If the artist's will is not strong he will see all kinds of unessential things.

— Robert Henri

The artist belongs to his work, not the work to the artist.

— Novalis

An artist is not paid for his labor but for his vision.

— James Whistler

To express himself well, the artist should be hidden. The trouble is that if an artist knows he has genius, he's done for. The…

— Pierre-Auguste Renoir

What is an artist but a workman who is determined that, whatever else happens, his work shall be excellent?

— William Morris

The writer concerned more with technique than truth becomes a technician, not an artist.

— Edward Abbey

The man incapable of contemplation cannot be an artist, but only a skillful workman.

— Ananda Coomaraswamy

The artist should have a powerful will. He should be powerfully possessed by one idea

— Robert Henri

Whenever a great painter... does a work which appears to be false and lying, that falsity is very true.

— Michelangelo

The particulars of life do not matter to the artist; they merely provide him with the opportunity to lay bare his genius.

— Marcel Proust

An artist has to be selfish; otherwise, he's not true to his own art.

— Peter Frampton

The artist must yield himself to his own inspiraton, and if he has a true talent, no one knows and feels better than he…

— Giuseppe Verdi