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The work of art must seize upon you, wrap you up in itself, carry you away. It is the means by which the artist conveys his passion it is the current which he puts forth which sweeps you along in his passion.
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Age: 78 †
Born: 1841
Born: February 25
Died: 1919
Died: December 3
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I consider that women who are authors, lawyers, and politicians are monsters.
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How is it that in the so-called barbarian ages art was understood, whereas in our age of progress exactly the opposite is true?
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When I've painted a woman's bottom so that I want to touch it, then [the painting] is finished.
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The advantage of growing old is that you become aware of your mistakes more quickly.
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Progress in painting, there's no such thing! ...One day I went and changed the yellow on my palette. Well, the result was, I floundered for ten years!
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The so-called 'discoveries' of the Impressionists could not have been unknown to the old masters and if they made no use of them, it was because all great artists have renounced the use of effects. And in simplifying nature, they made it all the greater.
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You don't talk about paintings, you look at them.
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Nothing costs so little, goes so far, and accomplishes so much as a single act of merciful service.
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The most important element in a picture cannot be defined.
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We are in a period of searchers rather than of creators.
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I just keep painting till I feel like pinching. Then I know it's right.
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