Art Quote by Walter J. Phillips

No matter how much utter disdain I have for the work of a particular artist, I would still rather that he had created those…

— Derek R. Audette

There is no fate more distressing for an artist than to have to show himself off before fools, to see his work exposed to…

— Moliere

Above all, an artist must never be too easily satisfied with what he has done...

— Henri Matisse

The most irritating experience for an artist is to have his work criticized before it is finished.

— Andrew Wyeth

Any artist will tell you that when they get negative criticism of their work, it's personally hurtful to them.

— Peter Clewes

The sincere artist is usually his own best critic, but continuous and prolonged work on one painting will sometimes dull his judgment... The critic…

— Walter J. Phillips

“The artist is the only one qualified to criticize his art, because only the artist knows what he was trying to express and how…

— Ron Brackin

The genuine artist is as much a dissatisfied person as the revolutionary, yet how diametrically opposed are the products each distills from his dissatisfaction.

— Eric Hoffer

“The best incentive for an artist are the harshest criticism”

— Miguel Ángel Sáez Gutiérrez

The quality an artist must have is objectivity in judging his work, plus the honesty and courage not to kid himself about it.

— William Faulkner

Great artistic talent in any direction... is hardly inherent to the man. It comes and goes; it is often possessed only for a short…

— Hilaire Belloc

It is a shame to see in the work of an artist the limitations of his critics.

— Robert Breault