"In the autumn of 1884 I went to Paris. The spirit that greeted me was certainly more impressive than in Germany. I st…"

"My conscious motivation was to bring German art up to the highest level. I saw what the French artists could do since…"

"More and more, we are being required to know what are the implications of living in a society that is increasingly di…"

"[A] painting presents its own battle, its own requirements. And a print is never a reproduction of a painting. It mak…"

"When you're painting, nobody else knows what you're doing and you're the only one who understands it. You've got to h…"

"I couldn't imagine painting anyone I didn't like. When people do appear in my paintings, they're always people for wh…"

"Being an artist is submitting to the learning that comes from being a mother. It's all the better for the work in the…"

"A consistent thread in my work is that it’s made in response to place, and what’s happening around me – physical and …"

"Process work doesn’t appeal to me. That’s why I like drypoint and not just an etching. I’ve done only twenty-five bit…"

"Pin-head, parsimoniously covered with thin dark hair, on a short, dumpy body. Small features, prominent nose, chipmun…"