Real painters understand with a brush in their hand.
“Real painters understand with a brush in their hand.” Berthe Morisot
It is important to express oneself…provided the feelings are real and are taken from you own experience.
“It is important to express oneself…provided the feelings are real and are taken from you own experience.” Berthe Morisot
I don’t think there has ever been a man who treated a woman as an equal and that’s all I would have asked for, for I know I’m worth as much as they.
“I don’t think there has ever been a man who treated a woman as an equal and that’s all I would have asked for, for … Read More
A love of nature is a consolation against failure.
“A love of nature is a consolation against failure.” Berthe Morisot
My ambition is limited to the desire to capture something transient, and yet, this ambition is excessive.
“My ambition is limited to the desire to capture something transient, and yet, this ambition is excessive.” Berthe Morisot
I love only extreme novelty or the things of the past.
“I love only extreme novelty or the things of the past.” Berthe Morisot
I wear myself out trying to render the orange trees so that they’re not stiff but like those I saw by Botticelli in Florence. It’s a dream that won’t come true.
“I wear myself out trying to render the orange trees so that they’re not stiff but like those I saw by Botticelli in Florence. It’s … Read More
In love, there’s sentiment and passion; I know only sentiment through myself, passion through others. I hear certain voices I know say: sentiment=love of the intellect; I can answer: passion=the love of the body.
“In love, there’s sentiment and passion; I know only sentiment through myself, passion through others. I hear certain voices I know say: sentiment=love of the … Read More