Edouard Manet

You would hardly believe how difficult it is to place a figure alone on a canvas, and to concentrate all the interest on this single and universal figure and still keep it living and real. ”

Black is not a color. ”

The attacks of which I have been the object have broken the spring of life in me... People don't realize what it feels like to be constantly insulted. ”

I would kiss you, had I the courage. ”

There is only one true thing: instantly paint what you see. When you've got it, you've got it. When you haven't, you begin again. All the rest is humbug. ”

There are no lines in nature, only areas of colour, one against another. ”

Color is a matter of taste and of sensitivity. ”

It is not enough to know your craft - you have to have feeling. Science is all very well, but for us imagination is worth far more. ”

I need to work to feel well. ”

This woman's work is exceptional. Too bad she's not a man. ”