Quotes :

No great artist ever sees things as they really are, if he did he would cease to be an artist. Oscar Wilde No great artist ever sees things as they really are, if he did he would cease to be an artist.Arts and ArtistsQuotations by Oscar Wilde
"Bad artists always admire each other’s work. They call it being large-minded and free from prejudice. But a truly great artist cannot conceive of life being shown, or beauty fashioned, under any conditions other than those he has selected." – Oscar Wilde "Bad artists always admire each other's work. They call it being large-minded and free from prejudice. But a truly great artist cannot conceive of life being shown, or beauty fashioned, under any conditions other than those he has selected." - Oscar Wilde
"To reveal art and conceal the artist is art’s aim" – Oscar Wilde "To reveal art and conceal the artist is art's aim" - Oscar Wilde
"People sometimes inquire what form of government is most suitable for an artist to live under. To this question there is only one answer. The form of government that is most suitable to the artist is no government at all." – Oscar Wilde "People sometimes inquire what form of government is most suitable for an artist to live under. To this question there is only one answer. The form of government that is most suitable to the artist is no government at all." - Oscar Wilde
Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter. Oscar Wilde Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter.Painters and PaintingQuotations by Oscar Wilde