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Never Ruin A Good Painting With The Truth.

Each Work Of Art Is A Collection Of Signs Invented During The Picture's Execution To Suit The Needs Of Their Position. Taken Out Of The Composition For Which They Were Created, These Signs Have No Further Use.

From The First Shock Of The Contemplation Of A Face Depends The Principal Sensation Which Guides Me Throughout The Entire Execution Of A Portrait.

Creation Is The Artist's True Function; Where There Is No Creation There Is No Art.

It Would Be A Mistake To Ascribe This Creative Power To An Inborn Talent. In Art, The Genius Creator Is Not Just A Gifted Being, But A Person Who Has Succeeded In Arranging For Their Appointed End, A Complex Of Activities, Of Which The Work Is The Outcome. The Artist Begins With A Vision — A Creative Operation Requiring An Effort. Creativity Takes Courage.