Art is long, life is short. —Ars longa, vita brevis

Art is long, life is short. —Ars longa, vita brevis

I put my heart and my soul into my work, and have lost my mind in the process.

I put my heart and my soul into my work, and have lost my mind in the process.

Layer by layer art strips life bare.

Layer by layer art strips life bare.

Drawing is the true test of art.

Drawing is the true test of art.

There is no prejudice that the work of art does not finally overcome.

There is no prejudice that the work of art does not finally overcome.

There is one thing one has to have: either a soul that is cheerful by nature, or a soul made read more

There is one thing one has to have: either a soul that is cheerful by nature, or a soul made cheerful by work, love, art, and knowledge.

To be interested solely in technique would be a very superficial thing to me.

To be interested solely in technique would be a very superficial thing to me.

Works of art are all that survive of incredibly gifted people.

Works of art are all that survive of incredibly gifted people.

Art always has something of the unconscious about it.

Art always has something of the unconscious about it.