Édouard Manet

I am not Impressionist; I am Manet.

The artist's life is one of solitude and passion.

Colors speak louder than words in my canvases.

Rejection fuels the fire of creation.

A good painting is one that makes you think.

I laugh at the academies; they stifle genius.

Art without emotion is mere decoration.

The street is my studio, life my model.

In the face of death, art gives meaning.

I paint to escape the ordinary.

True art provokes, it does not please everyone.

My colors are my rebellion against the gray world.

Genius is persistence in the face of failure.

The eye of the artist sees what others miss.

Love and art are intertwined in my soul.

I mock the conventions with every stroke.

Painting is my way to immortality.

Observe, feel, then paint without fear.

The masterpiece is born from struggle.

In art, sincerity is the greatest virtue.