Edouard Manet Quotes
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I paint what I see and not what others like to see.
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I need to work to feel well.
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You must always remain master of the situation and do what you please. No school tasks, ah, no! no tasks!
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You would hardly believe how difficult it is to place a figure alone on a canvas, and to concentrate all the interest on this single and universal figure and still keep it living and real.
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One must be of one's time and paint what one sees.
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In a face, look for the main light and the main shadow; the rest will come naturally — it's often not important. And then you must cultivate your memory, because Nature will only provide you with references. Nature is like a warden in a lunatic asylum. It stops you from becoming banal.
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I would kiss you, had I the courage.
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The latest fashion… is absolutely necessary for a painting. It’s what matters most.
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There is only one true thing: instantly paint what you see. When you've got it, you've got it. When you haven't, you begin again. All the rest is humbug.
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Color is a matter of taste and sensitivity.
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There is no symmetry in nature. One eye is never exactly the same as the other.
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If I'm lucky, when I paint, first my patrons leave the room, then my dealers, and if I'm really lucky I leave too.
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The principal person in a picture is light.
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There's no symmetry in nature. One eye is never exactly the same as the other. There's always a difference. We all have a more or less crooked nose and an irregular mouth.
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I paint as I feel like painting; to hell with all their studies.
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Concision in art is a necessity and an elegance. The verbose painter bores: who will get rid of all these trimmings?
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The attacks of which I have been the object have broken the spring of life in me... People don't realize what it feels like to be constantly insulted.
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Every new painting is like throwing myself into the water without knowing how to swim.
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Insults are pouring down on me as thick as hail.
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There is only one true thing: Instantly paint what you see.
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Conciseness in art is essential and a refinement. The concise man makes one think; the verbose bores. Always work towards conciseness.
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Who is this Monet whose name sounds just like mine and who is taking advantage of my notoriety?
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It is not enough to know your craft - you have to have feeling. Science is all very well, but for us imagination is worth far more.
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Above all, keep your colors fresh!
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Every time I paint, I throw myself into the water in order to learn how to swim.
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This woman's work is exceptional. Too bad she's not a man.
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No one can be a painter unless he cares for painting above all else.
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There are no lines in nature, only areas of colour, one against another.
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The country only has charms for those not obliged to stay there.
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Black is not a color.
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