“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 would kiss you, had I the courage.”

“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.”

“The country has charms only for those not obliged to stay there.”

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