“The great artist when he comes, uses everything that has been discovered or known about his art up to that point, being able to accept or reject in a time so short it seems that the knowledge was born with him, rather than that he takes instantly what it takes the ordinary man a lifetime to know, and then the great artist goes beyond what has been done or known and makes something of his own.” KnowsMenHas BeensArtDoneUseSeemsAbleArtistBornKnownAcceptingOrdinaryLifetimeRejectsAfternoonNow And ThenGreat ArtGreat ArtistOrdinary Man Book:The Hemingway Collection Source: The Hemingway Collection
“What if Van Gogh had taken medication for his mental illness? Would the world have been deprived of a great artist?” IfsWorldHas BeensArtistTakenIllnessMental IllnessWhat IfGreat ArtVansDeprivedGreat ArtistMedication Author:Peter D. Kramer
“The so-called 'discoveries' of the Impressionists could not have been unknown to the old masters; and if they made no use of them, it was because all great artists have renounced the use of effects. And in simplifying nature, they made it all the greater.” IfsHas BeensMadeUseArtistGreaterEffectsMastersDiscoveryMade ItGreat ArtGreat ArtistImpressionists Author:Pierre-Auguste Renoir