Honore de Balzac Quotes

Art is the child of Nature; yes, her darling child, in whom we trace the features of the mother's face, her aspect and her attitude.

Art will never be able to exist without nature.

Beauty of expression is so akin to the voice of the sea.

Painting from nature is not copying the object; it is realizing one's sensations.

Great art picks up where nature ends.

Life and art are inseparable.

O thou sculptor, painter, poet! Take this lesson to thy heart: That is best which lieth nearest; Shape from that thy work of art.

Art is the child of Nature.

Even luxuries are arranged according to ideas and ideals, to make them reflect as much of thought-life as possible - and this is Art.

Art compares to nature like wine to the grape.

I have admired David Bromley's work for years. He possesses such a wild and vivid imagination and really sees the beauty in everything.

The mission of art is to represent nature not to imitate her.

What is art but a way of seeing?

When I first made a grid, I happened to be thinking of the innocence of trees, and then a grid came into my mind and I thought it represented innocence, and I still do, and so I painted it and then I was satisfied. I thought, 'This is my vision.'

The business of art is to reveal the relation between man and his environment.

I envy people who can just look at a sunset. I wonder how you can shoot it. There is nothing more grotesque to me than a vacation.

Art is the most beautiful deception of all. And although people try to incorporate the everyday events of life in it, we must hope that it will remain a deception lest it become a utilitarian thing, sad as a factory.

Dear God! how beauty varies in nature and art. In a woman the flesh must be like marble; in a statue the marble must be like flesh.

Land really is the best art.

I'm inspired by art - in whatever form it takes. I love when I see a painting or a photograph that captures my attention.

Artists make our lives livable and enjoyable.

Art is the right hand of Nature.

Beauty is a primeval phenomenon, which itself never makes its appearance, but the reflection of which is visible in a thousand different utterances of the creative mind, and is as various as nature herself.

Art is embedded in nature and they who can extract it, have it.

We may call painting the grandchild of nature.