“Those trying to explain pictures are as a rule completely mistaken.”
Source: Picasso on art: a selection of views
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Famous Pablo Picasso Quotes
“The essential in this time of moral poverty is to create enthusiasm.”
Source: Picasso and Man
Source: Pablo Picasso und Marie-Thérèse Walter: zwischen Klassizismus und Surrealismus
“Basically the French are all peasants.”
Source: A Picasso bestiary
“Art is not truth; art is the lie which makes us see the truth.”
“If I like it, I say it's mine. If I don't I say it's a fake.”
“It's not what the artist does that counts; it's what he is.”
Source: Corps crucifiés: exposition , Musée Picasso, Paris, 17 novembre 1992-1er mars 1993, Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal, 26 mars-16 mai 1993
“If you don't know what color to take, take black.”
Source: Picasso on art: a selection of views
“Art is a lie that makes us realise truth ... that is given us to understand.”
“The artist must know the manner whereby to convince others of the truthfulness of his lies.”
Source: Picasso, Braque, Léger: masterpieces from Swiss collections
“The quality of a painter depends on the amount of past he carries with him.”
“A plagiarist steals from one person. A true artist steals from everybody.”
“One cannot be a sorcerer all the time. How could one live?”
“A painter paints to unload himself of feelings and visions.”
Source: Picasso and his art
“Those who attempts to explain a picture are on the wrong track most of the time.”