William Morris Hunt

Biography

Quotes

  • Art teaches you the philosophy of life, and if you can't learn it from art, you can't learn it at all. It shows you that there is no perfection. There is light, and there is shadow. Everything is in half tint.
  • When an artist leaves his work to amuse people, he loses his time and their respect. If people are to be amused by artists, it must be by employing them in their legitimate occupation.
  • How are things visible? Can you see an egg against a white background? Not by drawing a line around it can you make it evident.
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