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    If they could forget for a moment the correggiosity of Correggio
    and the learned babble of the sale-room and varnishing
    Auctioneer.

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Vain is the hope by colouring to display
The bright effulgence of the noontide ray
Or paint read more

Vain is the hope by colouring to display
The bright effulgence of the noontide ray
Or paint the full-orb'd ruler of the skies
With pencils dipt in dull terrestrial dyes.

by William Mason Found in: Painting Quotes,
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Every time I paint a portrait I lose a friend.

Every time I paint a portrait I lose a friend.

by John Singer Sargent Found in: Painting Quotes,
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I've been doing a lot of abstract painting lately, extremely abstract. No brush, no paint, no canvas, I just think read more

I've been doing a lot of abstract painting lately, extremely abstract. No brush, no paint, no canvas, I just think about it.

by Stephen Wright Found in: Painting Quotes,
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Hard features every bungler can command:
To draw true beauty shows a master's hand.

Hard features every bungler can command:
To draw true beauty shows a master's hand.

by John Dryden Found in: Painting Quotes,
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Painting is an infinitely minute part of my personality.

Painting is an infinitely minute part of my personality.

by Salvador Dali Found in: Painting Quotes,
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I paint objects as I think them, not as I see them.

I paint objects as I think them, not as I see them.

by Pablo Picasso Found in: Painting Quotes,
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Lely on animated canvas stole
The sleepy eye, that spoke the melting soul.

Lely on animated canvas stole
The sleepy eye, that spoke the melting soul.

by Alexander Pope Found in: Painting Quotes,
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Pictures must not be too picturesque.

Pictures must not be too picturesque.

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He that seeks popularity in art closes the door on his own
genius: as he must needs paint for read more

He that seeks popularity in art closes the door on his own
genius: as he must needs paint for other minds, and not for his
own.

by Mrs. Anna Jameson Found in: Painting Quotes,
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