"I accept the fact that the important painting of the last hundred years was done in France. American painters have generally missed the point of modern painting from beginning to end.. ..Thus the fact that good European moderns (European artists who lived in the U.S. because of the Nazi-regime, fh) are now here is very important, for they bring with them an understanding of the problems of modern painting. I am particularly impressed with their concept of the source of art being the unconscious. These idea interests me more than these specific artists do, for the two artists I admire most, Picasso and Miró, are still abroad."
Quote Details
Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Unverified quote
0 likes
Original Language: English
Available Languages (1)
Revision History
No revisions have been submitted for this quote.
Categories
Painting
71 quotes on TrueQuotesView all quotes by Painting →
Related Quotes
"Ottoman miniature painting gave up the warmth, the whimsy, the theatricality, and the multiple meanings of Iranian ar…"
"One question conditions the dynamics and balance of color in the composition of a painting: whence the source of light?"
"The form of my painting is the content."
"Monet and Renoir... concentrated... on the waters of the Seine sparkling... dissolving solid forms into dazzling patc…"
"The only good copies are those which exhibit the defects of bad originals."
"The picture that approaches sculpture nearest Is the best picture."
"The ornamental borders framing the miniature paintings seem to be inspired by the decorative designs on the Mughal ca…"
"I am not sick. I am broken. But I am happy to be alive as long as I can paint."
"Le Bain... has proved as defiant in execution as it had been in conception... [H]e abandoned , a technique perfected …"
"Vain is the hope by colouring to display The bright effulgence of the noontide ray Or paint the full-orb'd ruler of t…"