Author: Willem de Kooning

Quotes

An artist is forced by others to paint out of his own free will.

An artist is forced by others to paint out of his own free will.

- Willem de Kooning

The trouble with being poor is that it takes up all your time.

The trouble with being poor is that it takes up all your time.

- Willem de Kooning

The attitude that nature is chaotic and that the artist puts order into it is a very absurd point of view, I think. All that we can hope for is to put some order into ourselves.

The attitude that nature is chaotic and that the artist puts order into it is a very absurd point of view, I think. All that we can hope for is to put some order into ourselves.

- Willem de Kooning

Art never seems to make me peaceful or pure.

Art never seems to make me peaceful or pure.

- Willem de Kooning

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