Art Quotes
Beauty, expression, and the human need to create. Artists and thinkers on why art matters.
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"Everything passes, everything perishes, everything pales in comparison to art."Théophile Gautier
"The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls."Théophile Gautier
"The only way to express passion is through art."Théophile Gautier
"The greater the artist, the greater the doubt; perfect confidence is granted to the less talented as a consolation prize."Théophile Gautier
"The artist is the lover of nature; therefore he is her slave and her master."Théophile Gautier
"Without music, life would be a mistake; without art, it would be unbearable."Théophile Gautier
"Art is the language of those whom words have abandoned."Guy de Maupassant
"Art reflects the soul of humanity."Ann Radcliffe
"Art is the expression of what cannot be spoken."Ann Radcliffe
"Art reveals the truth of life."Henry Fielding
"Art is the expression of the soul."Henry Fielding
"Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."George Sand
"Art is the expression of the soul."Frances Burney
"Art speaks where words cannot."Frances Burney
"Art is the expression of the soul."Daniel Defoe
"Art transcends time and space."Daniel Defoe
"Art is the response to the demand for entertainment."Laurence Sterne
"Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."Laurence Sterne
"Mystery and suspense are the soul of narrative art."Ann Radcliffe
"Art is the conversation between the maker and the observer."Ann Radcliffe
"Art requires either complete nakedness or complete convention."Stendhal
"In matters of taste, there is no disputing, but in matters of beauty there is endless debate."Stendhal
"Art for art's sake is a phrase that says nothing, unless we understand it to mean that art is life itself."George Sand
"Art is the imitation of nature."Frances Burney
"Art mirrors the human condition with profound accuracy."Henry Fielding
"Art imitates nature, but genius surpasses it."Daniel Defoe
"The art of asking is the art of living."Laurence Sterne
"The sublime and the beautiful often exist in proximity."Ann Radcliffe
"The greatest art speaks to something beyond words."Ann Radcliffe
"A work of art is a corner of creation seen through a temperament."Stendhal