Fine Art Is Knowledge Made Visible.

The Principle Of Realism Means Denial Of The Ideal.

To Be Able To Translate The Customs, Ideas And Appearance Of My Times As I See Them - In A Word, To Create A Living Art - This Has Been My Aim.

France Is The Only Nation In Which Astoundingly Small Numbers Of Civilized Patrons Reside.

I Have Never Seen Either Angels Or Goddesses, So I Am Not Interested In Painting Them.

I Have Studied The Art Of The Masters And The Art Of The Moderns, Avoiding Any Preconceived System And Without Prejudice. I Have No More Wanted To Imitate The Former Than To Copy The Latter; Nor Have I Thought Of Achieving The Idle Aim Of Art For Art's Sake.