Eugène Delacroix
The leader of the French Romantic school, his use of expressive brushstrokes and dramatic compositions influenced later movements, notably 'Liberty Leading the People'.
Quotes by Eugène Delacroix
The artist who is not a man of his time is nothing.
A painting is nothing but a bridge connecting the soul of the artist with that of the spectator.
What moves men of genius, or rather what inspires their work, is not new ideas, but their obsession with the idea that what has already been said is still not enough.
The first merit of a painting is to be a feast for the eye.
Nature is a dictionary; one draws words from it, but one must make sentences with them.
The greatest artists are those who have developed their own style from the study of the masters.
The most beautiful works are those that are born from the artist's soul, without any external influence.
The true artist is a man who, when he sees a beautiful thing, is moved by it and tries to reproduce it.
The artist who does not tremble before nature is not an artist.
The more I think about it, the more I am convinced that there is no such thing as a beautiful line or a beautiful color. There are only beautiful effects.
The artist's mission is not to copy nature, but to express it.
The true artist is one who can express his feelings with a brush.
The artist who is not a poet is not an artist.
The most beautiful paintings are those that are the most alive.
The artist must be a man of passion, otherwise he will never create anything great.
The artist must be a man of his time, but he must also be a man of all time.
The artist must be a man of courage, otherwise he will never dare to express his own ideas.
The artist must be a man of sincerity, otherwise he will never be able to move others.
The artist must be a man of humility, otherwise he will never learn anything new.
The artist must be a man of patience, otherwise he will never achieve anything great.