Talent does whatever it wants to do. Genius does only what it can. Eugene Delacroix More Quotes by Eugene Delacroix More Quotes From Eugene Delacroix What moves those of genius, what inspires their work is not new ideas, but their obsession with the idea that what has already been said is still not enough. Eugene Delacroix ideas art moving God is that inner presence which makes us admire the beautiful and consoles us for not sharing the happiness of the wicked. Eugene Delacroix wicked beautiful religion Perfect beauty implies perfect simplicity, a quality that at first sight does not arouse the emotions which we feel before gigantic works, objects whose very disproportion constitutes an element of beauty. Eugene Delacroix simplicity sight perfect Do not be troubled for a language, cultivate your soul and she will show herself. Eugene Delacroix beautiful inspirational life Always, at the back of your soul, there is something that says to you, 'Mortal, drawn from eternal life for a short time, think how precious these moments are. Eugene Delacroix soul time thinking All painting worth its name, unless one is talking about black and white, must include the idea of color as one of its necessary supports, in the same way that it includes chiaroscuro, proportion, and perspective. Eugene Delacroix black-and-white color talking The things one experiences alone with oneself are very much stronger and purer. Eugene Delacroix being-alone solitude wisdom Nature is a dictionary; one draws words from it. Eugene Delacroix dictionary draws There is no merit in being truthful when one is truthful by nature, or rather when one can be nothing else; it is a gift, like poetry or music. But it needs courage to be truthful after carefully considering the matter, unless a kind of pride is involved; for example, the man who says to himself, "I am ugly," and then says, "I am ugly" to his friends, lest they should think themselves the first to make the discovery. Eugene Delacroix pride men thinking Everything is a subject; the subject is yourself. It is within yourself that you must look and not around you... The greatest happiness is to reveal it to others, to study oneself, to paint oneself continually in [one's] work. Eugene Delacroix paint study looks In abandoning the vagueness of the sketch the artist shows more of his personality by revealing the range but also the limitations of his talent. Eugene Delacroix vagueness artist personality The first virtue of a painting is to be a feast for the eyes. Eugene Delacroix eye art firsts Painters who are not colorists produce illumination, not painting. Eugene Delacroix illumination painting produce How can this world, which is so beautiful, include so much horror? Eugene Delacroix horror beautiful world Everyone knows that yellow, orange, and red suggest ideas of joy and plenty. I can paint you the skin of Venus with mud, provided you let me surround it as I will. Eugene Delacroix orange yellow ideas Nature creates unity even in the parts of a whole. Eugene Delacroix parts-of-a-whole unity nature It is only possible to speak in the language and in the spirit of one's time. Eugene Delacroix language speak spirit One always has to spoil a picture a little bit, in order to finish it. Eugene Delacroix finishing littles order Artists who seek perfection in everything are those who can't attain it in anything. Eugene Delacroix artist perfection art Finishing a painting demands a heart of steel: everything requires a decision, and I find difficulties where I least expect them... It is at such moments that one fully realizes one's own weaknesses. Eugene Delacroix weakness decision heart
