Art for art's sake is a philosophy of the well-fed.

Art for art's sake is a philosophy of the well-fed.

Impressionism is the newspaper of the soul.

Impressionism is the newspaper of the soul.

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

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

Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves that they have a better idea.

Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves that they have a better idea.

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.

You've gotta be original, because if you're like someone else, what do they need you for?

You've gotta be original, because if you're like someone else, what do they need you for?

The defining function of the artist is to cherish consciousness.

The defining function of the artist is to cherish consciousness.

Time extracts various values from a painter's work. When these values are exhausted the pictures are forgotten, and the more read more

Time extracts various values from a painter's work. When these values are exhausted the pictures are forgotten, and the more a picture has to give, the greater it is.

An artist is someone who produces things that people don't need to have but that he - for some reason read more

An artist is someone who produces things that people don't need to have but that he - for some reason - thinks it would be a good idea to give them.