Pierre-Auguste Renoir Quotes About Art
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One must from time to time attempt things that are beyond one's capacity.
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There are two indices of genuine art: it is inimitable and it is ineffable.
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"The work of art must seize upon you...carry you away."
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Why shouldn’t art be pretty? There are enough unpleasant things in the world.
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Shall I tell you what I think are the two qualities of a work of art? First, it must be indescribable, and second, it must be inimitable.
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How is it that in the so-called barbarian ages art was understood, whereas in our age of progress exactly the opposite is true?
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To my mind, a picture should be something pleasant, cheerful, and pretty, yes pretty! There are too many unpleasant things in life as it is without creating still more of them.
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If it [dabbling in art] didn't amuse me, I beg you to believe that I wouldn't do it.
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The work of art must seize upon you, wrap you up in itself, carry you away. It is the means by which the artist conveys his passion; it is the current which he puts forth which sweeps you along in his passion.
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Art is about emotion; if art needs to be explained it is no longer art.
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He bores me. He ought to have stuck to his flying machine. [On Leonardo Da Vinci]
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In painting, as in the other arts, there's not a single process, no matter how insignificant, which can be reasonably made into a formula. You come to nature with your theories, and she knocks them all flat.
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The modern architect is, generally speaking, art's greatest enemy.
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You come to nature with all her theories, and she knocks them all flat.
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And if out of a million visitors there is even one to whom art means something, that is enough to justify museums.
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Regularity, order, desire for perfection destroy art. Irregularity is the basis of all art.
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