Quote by James Whistler
An artist is not paid for his labor but for his vision. - James Wh

An artist is not paid for his labor but for his vision. – James Whistler

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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

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I love to collect modern art. – Maria Sharapova

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An artist never really finishes his work; he merely abandons it. – Paul Valéry

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A frenzied passion for art is a canker that devours everything else. – Charles Baudelaire

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The task of art today is to bring chaos into order. – Theodor Adorno

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