May 12, 2022

GREAT QUOTES OF EDGAR DEGAS

 

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GREAT QUOTES OF EDGAR DEGAS


“Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.” - Edgar Degas

“Only when he no longer knows what he is doing does the painter do good things.” - Edgar Degas

“I want to be famous but unknown!” - Edgar Degas

“And even this heart of mine has something artificial. The dancers have sewn it into a bag of pink satin, pink satin slightly faded, like their dancing shoes.” - Edgar Degas

“A painting requires a little mystery, some vagueness, and some fantasy. When you always make your meaning perfectly plain you end up boring people” - Edgar Degas

“Art is vice. You don't wed it, you rape it.” - Edgar Degas

“Painting is easy when you don't know how, but very difficult when you do.” - Edgar Degas

“So that's the telephone? They ring, and you run.” - Edgar Degas

“We were created to look at one another, weren't we” - Edgar Degas

“C'est vrai. Voilá quelqu'un qui sent comme moi. (It is true. There is someone who feels as I do).” - Edgar Degas

“Success! Success! The enemy of progress!” - Edgar Degas