Painting is an essentially concrete art and can only consist of the representation of real and existing things.

Painting is the representation of visible forms. The essence of realism is its negation of the ideal.

Painting is the representation of visible forms. . . The essence of realism is its negation of the ideal.

I have studied the art of the masters and the art of the moderns, avoiding any preconceived system and without prejudice.

Fine art is knowledge made visible.

I hope to live all my life for my art, without abandoning my principles one iota.