Famous Quotes

"I have nothing to hide in art. The initial force alone can bring anyone to the end he must attain."

Paul Cezanne on Art

More quotes about Art

• "True art is characterized by an irresistible urge in the creative artist."

  Albert Einstein on Art

• "If you hear a voice within you say 'you cannot paint,' then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced."

  Vincent Van Gogh on Art

• "The highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a devout person."

  Abraham Lincoln on Art

• "The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance."

  Aristotle on Art

• "A work of art is the unique result of a unique temperament."

  Oscar Wilde on Art

More quotes by Paul Cezanne

• "I must be more sensible and realize that at my age, illusions are hardly permitted and they will always destroy me."

• "My age and health will never allow me to realize the dream of art I've been pursuing all my life."

• "I ask you to pray for me, for once age has overtaken us, we find consolation only in religion."

• "I have nothing to hide in art. The initial force alone can bring anyone to the end he must attain."

• "When I judge art, I take my painting and put it next to a God made object like a tree or flower. If it clashes, it is not art."