To express himself well, the artist should be hidden. The trouble is that if an artist knows he has genius, he's done for. The only salvation is to work like a labourer, and not have delusions of grandeur. Pierre-Auguste Renoir More Quotes by Pierre-Auguste Renoir More Quotes From Pierre-Auguste Renoir To my mind, a picture should be something pleasant, cheerful, and pretty, yes pretty! There are too many unpleasant things in life as it is without creating still more of them. Pierre-Auguste Renoir creatingthings-in-lifeart Art is about emotion; if art needs to be explained it is no longer art. Pierre-Auguste Renoir emotionartneeds The pain passes, but the beauty remains. Pierre-Auguste Renoir paincouragebeauty One morning, one of us ran out of the black, it was the birth of Impressionism. Pierre-Auguste Renoir blackcolormorning One must from time to time attempt things that are beyond one's capacity. Pierre-Auguste Renoir capacitycourageart Why shouldn’t art be pretty? There are enough unpleasant things in the world. Pierre-Auguste Renoir enoughworldart Regularity, order, desire for perfection destroy art. Irregularity is the basis of all art. Pierre-Auguste Renoir perfectionorderart When I've painted a woman's bottom so that I want to touch it, then [the painting] is finished. Pierre-Auguste Renoir bottompaintingwant Work lovingly done is the secret of all order and all happiness. Pierre-Auguste Renoir secretworkorder I need to feel the excitement of life stirring around me, and I will always need to feel that. Pierre-Auguste Renoir excitementfeelsneeds Photography freed painting from a lot of tiresome chores, starting with family portraits. Pierre-Auguste Renoir portraitspaintingphotography The work of art must seize upon you, wrap you up in itself, carry you away. It is the means by which the artist conveys his passion; it is the current which he puts forth which sweeps you along in his passion. Pierre-Auguste Renoir passionmeanart An artist must eat sparingly and give up a normal way of life. Pierre-Auguste Renoir giving-upartistway I like a painting which makes me want to stroll in it. Pierre-Auguste Renoir paintingwant I consider that women who are authors, lawyers, and politicians are monsters. Pierre-Auguste Renoir lawyerpoliticianmonsters What is to be done about these literary people, who will never understand that painting is a craft and that the material side comes first? The ideas come afterwards, when the picture is finished. Pierre-Auguste Renoir donepeopleideas What seems most significant to me about our movement is that we have freed painting from the importance of the subject. I am at liberty to paint flowers and call them flowers, without their needing to tell a story. Pierre-Auguste Renoir libertyflowerstories If you paint the leaf on a tree without using a model, your imagination will only supply you with a few leaves; but Nature offers you millions, all on the same tree. No two leaves are exactly the same. The artist who paints only what is in his mind must very soon repeat himself. Pierre-Auguste Renoir artistimaginationtwo It's with my brush that I make love. Pierre-Auguste Renoir brushesmaking-love The advantage of growing old is that you become aware of your mistakes more quickly. Pierre-Auguste Renoir advantagegrowingmistake
