To say to the painter that Nature is to be taken as she is, is to say to the player that he may sit on the piano.

  • -- James McNeill Whistler 詹姆斯·惠斯勒

对画家说,自然就是她的本来面目,就等于对演奏者说,他可以坐在钢琴上。

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I can't change the fact that my paintings don't sell. But the time will come when people will recognize that they are worth more than the value of the paints used in the picture.

我无法改变我的画卖不出去的事实。但总有一天,人们会认识到,它们的价值超过了画中所用颜料的价值。

Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves that they have a better idea.

现代艺术是当画家不再看着女孩,而是说服自己他们有更好的主意时所发生的事情。

If people only knew as much about painting as I do, they would never buy my pictures.

如果人们对绘画的了解和我一样多,他们就不会买我的画了。

All painters are interested in photography to a certain extent.

所有的画家对摄影都有一定的兴趣。