Egon Schiele

I paint the human being, because it is the most interesting subject.

I paint the human condition, because it is universal.

I paint the human spirit, because it is eternal.

I paint the human struggle, because it is real.

I paint the human triumph, because it is inspiring.

I paint the human tragedy, because it is profound.

I paint the human comedy, because it is amusing.

I paint the human drama, because it is captivating.

I paint the human experience, because it is everything.

I am not a painter of beautiful women, but of human beings.

I am not a painter of landscapes, but of emotions.

I am not a painter of still lifes, but of life itself.

I am not a painter of portraits, but of souls.

I am not a painter of nudes, but of nakedness.

I am not a painter of the visible, but of the invisible.

I am not a painter of the external, but of the internal.

I am not a painter of the surface, but of the depth.

I am not a painter of the fleeting, but of the eternal.

I am not a painter of the mundane, but of the sacred.

I am not a painter of the ordinary, but of the extraordinary.