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Gustave Courbet quotes: Art in painting should consist only of the representation of things that are visible and tangible.

Art in painting should consist only of the representation of things that are visible and tangible.

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

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

Gustave Courbet quotes: Art or talent, for an artist, is merely a means of applying his personal faculties to the ideas and the things of the period in which he lives.

Art or talent, for an artist, is merely a means of applying his personal faculties to the ideas and the things of the period in which he lives.

Gustave Courbet quotes: The expression of beauty is in direct ratio to the power of conception the artist has acquired.

The expression of beauty is in direct ratio to the power of conception the artist has acquired.

Gustave Courbet quotes: I too am a government.

I too am a government.

Gustave Courbet quotes: When we see men of worth, we should think of equalling them; when we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inward and examine ourselves.

When we see men of worth, we should think of equalling them; when we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inward and examine ourselves.

Gustave Courbet quotes: To be able to translate the customs, ideas and appearance of my times as I see them - in a word, to create a living art - this has been

To be able to translate the customs, ideas and appearance of my times as I see them - in a word, to create a living art - this has been my aim.

Gustave Courbet quotes: Beauty, like truth, is relative to the time when one lives and to the individual who can grasp it.

Beauty, like truth, is relative to the time when one lives and to the individual who can grasp it.

Gustave Courbet quotes: Art is a wholly physical language whose words are all the visible objects.

Art is a wholly physical language whose words are all the visible objects.

Gustave Courbet quotes: I am not one who was born in the custody of wisdom; I am one who is fond of olden times & intense in quest of the sacred knowing of

I am not one who was born in the custody of wisdom; I am one who is fond of olden times & intense in quest of the sacred knowing of the ancients.

Gustave Courbet quotes: I have never seen an angel. Show me an angel, and I'll paint one.

I have never seen an angel. Show me an angel, and I'll paint one.

Gustave Courbet quotes: Titles have never given a just idea of things; were it otherwise, the work would be superfluous.

Titles have never given a just idea of things; were it otherwise, the work would be superfluous.

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

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

Gustave Courbet quotes: Beauty lies in nature and reveals, once the artist has perceived it, its own expressive power.

Beauty lies in nature and reveals, once the artist has perceived it, its own expressive power.

Gustave Courbet quotes: France is the only nation in which astoundingly small numbers of civilized patrons reside.

France is the only nation in which astoundingly small numbers of civilized patrons reside.

Gustave Courbet quotes: 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.

Gustave Courbet quotes: Fine art is knowledge made visible.

Fine art is knowledge made visible.

Gustave Courbet quotes: The principle of realism means denial of the ideal.

The principle of realism means denial of the ideal.

Gustave Courbet quotes: I have never seen either angels or goddesses, so I am not interested in painting them.

I have never seen either angels or goddesses, so I am not interested in painting them.

Gustave Courbet quotes: When I am no longer controversial, I will no longer be important

When I am no longer controversial, I will no longer be important