An artist never really finishes his work, he merely abandons it.

An artist never really finishes his work, he merely abandons it.

All autobiography is self-indulgent.

All autobiography is self-indulgent.

Why should I paint dead fish, onions and beer glasses? Girls are so much prettier.

Why should I paint dead fish, onions and beer glasses? Girls are so much prettier.

So-called art restoration is at least as tricky as brain surgery. Most pictures expire under scalpel and sponge.

So-called art restoration is at least as tricky as brain surgery. Most pictures expire under scalpel and sponge.

Pictures deface walls more often than they decorate them.

Pictures deface walls more often than they decorate them.

My mother said to me, "If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you are a monk, read more

My mother said to me, "If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you are a monk, you will become the Pope." Instead, I was a painter, and became Picasso.

I didn't have any interest in traditional art.

I didn't have any interest in traditional art.

One day the world will look upon research
on animals as it now looks upon research on human beings.
Da read more

One day the world will look upon research
on animals as it now looks upon research on human beings.
Da Vinci.

Everything that is beautiful and noble is the product of reason and calculation.

Everything that is beautiful and noble is the product of reason and calculation.