Philandering impedes, as everyone knows, the ability to concentrate. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec More Quotes by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec More Quotes From Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec I paint things as they are. I don't comment. I record. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec painting records paint I have tried to do what is true and not ideal. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec ideals Love is when the desire to be desired takes you so badly, that you feel you could die of it! Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec valentines-day desire love Marriage is a dinner that begins with dessert. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec dessert dinner Only the human figure exists; landscape is, and should be, no more than an accessory; the painter exclusively of landscape is nothing but a bore. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec accessories landscape figures In our time there are many artists who do something because it is new; they see their value and their justification in this newness. They are deceiving themselves; novelty is seldom the essential. This has to do with one thing only; making a subject better from its intrinsic nature. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec novelty essentials art I had placed my stick on the table, as I do every evening. It had been specially made to suit my height, to enable me to walk without too much difficulty. As I was standing up, a customer called to me: 'Monsieur, don't forget your pencil.' It was very unkind, but most funny. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec height sticks tables Novelty is seldom the essential... make a subject better from its intrinsic nature. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec essentials fashion artist Of course one should not drink much, but often. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec drink courses should A professional model is like a stuffed owl. These girls are alive. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec alive girl owl The wise woman patterns her life on the theory and practice of modern banking. She never gives her love, but only lends it on the best security and at the highest rate of interest. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec practice wise giving It is easy to finish things. Nothing is simpler. Never does one lie so cleverly as then. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec easy doe lying I do not know if you bridle your pen, but when my pencil moves, it is necesary to let it go, or - crash!... nothing more. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec let-it-go drawing moving I don't belong to any school. I work in my corner. I admire Degas. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec degas admire school Love is a disease which fills you with a desire to be desired.... - Comte de Toulouse Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec desire love-you love-is I am certainly not regenerating French art, but am struggling hard to accomplish something on an unlucky piece of paper which has done me no harm at all, and on which, believe me, I am doing nothing that is good... I hope things will improve eventually; as it is, I am pretty wretched. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec struggle believe art [People] want me to finish things. But I see them in such a way and paint them accordingly. ... Nothing is simpler than to complete pictures in a superficial sense. Never does one lie so cleverly as then. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec criticism lying people Jealousy will drive you mad. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec mad Bonnat tells me, 'Your painting isn't bad, it is chic, but even so it isn't bad, but your drawing is absolutely atrocious.' So I must gather my courage and start once again. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec chic painting drawing I can paint until I'm forty. After that I intend to dry up. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec dry-up forty paint
