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Gustave Courbet Quotes

Gustave Courbet quotes

French Artist June 10, 1819 – December 31, 1877

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Gustave Courbet quote: "I hope to live all my life for my art, without abandoning my..."
I hope to live all my life for my art, without abandoning my principles one iota. Gustave Courbet
The beautiful is in nature, and it is encountered under the most diverse forms of reality. Once it is found it belongs to art, or rather to the artist who discovers it. Gustave Courbet
Gustave Courbet quote: "Beauty, like truth, is relative to the time when one lives and..."
Beauty, like truth, is relative to the time when one lives and to the individual who can grasp it. Gustave Courbet
Gustave Courbet quote: "The expression of beauty is in direct ratio to the power of..."
The expression of beauty is in direct ratio to the power of conception the artist has acquired. Gustave Courbet
I am not one who was born in the custody of wisdom; I am one who is fond of olden times & intense in quest of the sacred knowing of the ancients. Gustave Courbet
Gustave Courbet quote: "Painting is an essentially concrete art and can only consist..."
Painting is an essentially concrete art and can only consist of the representation of real and existing things. Gustave Courbet
Gustave Courbet quote: "Art in painting should consist only of the representation of..."
Art in painting should consist only of the representation of things that are visible and tangible. Gustave Courbet
Gustave Courbet quote: "Fine art is knowledge made visible."
Fine art is knowledge made visible. Gustave Courbet
When we see men of worth, we should think of equalling them; when we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inward and examine ourselves. Gustave Courbet
Gustave Courbet quote: "France is the only nation in which astoundingly small numbers..."
France is the only nation in which astoundingly small numbers of civilized patrons reside. Gustave Courbet
Gustave Courbet quote: "Painting is the representation of visible forms. The essence..."
Painting is the representation of visible forms. The essence of realism is its negation of the ideal. Gustave Courbet

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