Author: Agnes Gund

Quotes

I've had to sell a lot of art, which I've hated to do because I really love the art I have.

I've had to sell a lot of art, which I've hated to do because I really love the art I have.

- Agnes Gund

Women fail, very simply, if they have no guidance and friendships in art, if they are not perceived as, or permitted to be, artists, and if they have no institutional access.

Women fail, very simply, if they have no guidance and friendships in art, if they are not perceived as, or permitted to be, artists, and if they have no institutional access.

- Agnes Gund

Most of the art I have is more on the beautiful side than the violent or disturbing side.

Most of the art I have is more on the beautiful side than the violent or disturbing side.

- Agnes Gund

I own works by women artists; it is hard for me to see, literally to see, how women and men differ in the quality of their work. Why are women artists less known and less admired?

I own works by women artists; it is hard for me to see, literally to see, how women and men differ in the quality of their work. Why are women artists less known and less admired?

- Agnes Gund

Recycling old buildings to show art is very important.

Recycling old buildings to show art is very important.

- Agnes Gund

I'm so lucky in my life, but I'm so unlucky in my abilities. I love art so much, but I'm unable to produce it. I can't even draw a dog that doesn't look like a horse.

I'm so lucky in my life, but I'm so unlucky in my abilities. I love art so much, but I'm unable to produce it. I can't even draw a dog that doesn't look like a horse.

- Agnes Gund

Women artists, no matter how well recognized they are, are seldom given solo exhibitions or featured in significant group shows. They are never top-ranked in auction choices.

Women artists, no matter how well recognized they are, are seldom given solo exhibitions or featured in significant group shows. They are never top-ranked in auction choices.

- Agnes Gund

I get income, but I don't have a big swath of money to invest in things.

I get income, but I don't have a big swath of money to invest in things.

- Agnes Gund

I was never a good fundraiser.

I was never a good fundraiser.

- Agnes Gund

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