Author: James Whistler

Quotes

To say to the painter that Nature is to be taken as she is, is to say to the player that he may sit on the piano.

To say to the painter that Nature is to be taken as she is, is to say to the player that he may sit on the piano.

- James Whistler

I can't tell you if genius is hereditary, because heaven has granted me no offspring.

I can't tell you if genius is hereditary, because heaven has granted me no offspring.

- James Whistler

The rare few, who, early in life have rid themselves of the friendship of the many.

The rare few, who, early in life have rid themselves of the friendship of the many.

- James Whistler

You should not say it is not good. You should say you do not like it; and then, you know, you're perfectly safe.

You should not say it is not good. You should say you do not like it; and then, you know, you're perfectly safe.

- James Whistler

It takes a long time for a man to look like his portrait.

It takes a long time for a man to look like his portrait.

- James Whistler

Work alone will efface the footsteps of work.

Work alone will efface the footsteps of work.

- James Whistler

An artist is not paid for his labor but for his vision.

An artist is not paid for his labor but for his vision.

- James Whistler

To say of a picture, as is often said in its praise, that it shows great and earnest labour, is to say that it is incomplete and unfit for view.

To say of a picture, as is often said in its praise, that it shows great and earnest labour, is to say that it is incomplete and unfit for view.

- James Whistler

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