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Edouard Manet Quotes: Every time I paint, I throw myself into the water in order to learn how to swim.
         

Every time I paint, I throw myself into the water in order to learn how to swim.


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

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



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.

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.



Every new painting is like throwing myself into the water without knowing how to swim.

Every new painting is like throwing myself into the water without knowing how to swim.



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.

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.



I paint what I see and not what others like to see.

I paint what I see and not what others like to see.



There is no symmetry in nature. One eye is never exactly the same as the other.

There is no symmetry in nature. One eye is never exactly the same as the other.



There is only one true thing: Instantly paint what you see.

There is only one true thing: Instantly paint what you see.



Who is this Monet whose name sounds just like mine and who is taking advantage of my notoriety?

Who is this Monet whose name sounds just like mine and who is taking advantage of my notoriety?



Conciseness in art is essential and a refinement. The concise man makes one think; the verbose bores. Always work towards conciseness.

Conciseness in art is essential and a refinement. The concise man makes one think; the verbose bores. Always work towards conciseness.



Insults are pouring down on me as thick as hail.

Insults are pouring down on me as thick as hail.





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