His work was that curious mixture of bad painting and good intentions that always entitles a man to be called a representative British artist.
His work was that curious mixture of bad painting and good intentions that always entitles a man to be called a representative British artist.
Its always with the best intentions that the worst work is done.
The nineteenth century is a turning point in history, simply on account of the work of two men, Darwin and Renan, the one the critic of the Book of Nature, the other the critic of the books of God.
The English public, as a mass, takes no interest in a work of art until it is told that the work in question is immoral.
One should either be a work of art, or wear a work of art.
Work is the curse of the drinking classes.
I put all my genius into my life; I put only my talent into my works.
Work is the refuge of people who have nothing better to do.
I have put my genius into my life all I've put into my works is my talent.
In his very rejection of art Walt Whitman is an artist. He tried to produce a certain effect by certain means and he succeeded. . . . He stands apart, and the chief value of his work is in its prophecy, not in its performance.
There is something tragic about the enormous number of young men there are in England at the present moment who start life with perfect profiles, and end by adopting some useful profession.
Each of the professions means a prejudice. The necessity for a career forces every one to take sides. We live in the age of the overworked, and the under-educated the age in which people are so industrious that they become absolutely stupid.
Put your talent into your work, but your genius into your life
Bad artists always admire each others work.
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.
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