Pierre-Auguste Renoir

A picture is finished when it has the right vibration.

The work of art must seize upon you, wrap you up in itself, carry you away.

If the painter works directly from nature, he ought to counterfeit the deception, so that the effect is as if nature were seen through a mirror.

Literature is the art of discovering something extraordinary about ordinary people.

I paint with my prick.

The modern painter must express his thoughts through the harmony of colors.

Beauty is the only thing that matters in life.

One can't paint like Monet without being a bit of a madman.

Life is a festival only to the wise.

The brush is a tongue with which the artist speaks to the public.

I would never have been a painter if I had not been a sensualist.

Art is the affirmation, the blessing, the deification of existence.

To be an artist, you must be able to feel the joy of life.

The secret of life is to enjoy the pleasure of being alive.

Painting is a blind man's profession. He paints not what he sees, but what he feels.

I love women and painting, and that's all there is to it.

The artist must forget the public when he creates.

Happiness is an art, and painting is my way to it.

Nature is the source of all true knowledge.

A good painting is like a good woman; it gives pleasure.