“Art is the right hand of Nature. The latter has only given us being, the former has made us men.”

“I paint self-portraits because I am so often alone, because I am the person I know best.”

“If you could say it in words there would be no reason to paint.”

“My love of fine art increased – the more of it I saw, the more of it I wanted to see.”

“The principles of true art is not to portray, but to evoke.”

“A painting that is well composed is half finished.”

“One’s art goes as far and as deep as one’s love goes.”

“Recognizing the need is the primary condition for design.”

“I owe much to mother. She had an expert’s understanding, but also approached art emotionally.”

“Color is my day-long obsession, joy and torment.”

“My imagination can picture no fairer happiness than to continue living for art.”

“Pictures must not be too picturesque.”

“The vitality of a new movement in Art must be gauged by the fury it arouses.”

“Form follows function.”

“Art distills sensations and embodies it with enhanced meaning.”