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What is to be done about these literary people, who will never understand that painting is a craft and that the material side comes first? The ideas come afterwards, when the picture is finished.
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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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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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.
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I had wrung impressionism dry and I finally came to the conclusion that I know neither how to paint nor how to draw.
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Regularity, order, desire for perfection destroy art. Irregularity is the basis of all art.
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To get someone to pose, you have to be very good friends and above all speak the language.
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The most important element in a picture cannot be defined.
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To my mind, a picture should be something pleasant, cheerful, and pretty, yes pretty! There are too many unpleasant things in life as it is without creating still more of them.
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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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