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I paint as I feel like painting; to hell with all their studies. — Edouard Manet

Whistler,' Manet called. 'How's your mother? — Christopher Moore

Manet also had an argument with Degas, the end result being that they each returned paintings that they had previous given to each other. — Doris Lanier

The country only has charms for those not obliged to stay there. — Edouard Manet

The latest fashion ... is absolutely necessary for a painting. It's what matters most. — Edouard Manet

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. — Edouard Manet

I paint what I see and not what others like to see. — Edouard Manet

One must be of one's time and paint what one sees. — Edouard Manet

Ah, Manet has come very, very close to it and Courbet - the marrying of form and colour. — Vincent Van Gogh

Perhaps I'll call it Luncheon on the Grass, then," said Manet. "Since I've clearly forgotten to paint the model wet enough. — Christopher Moore

If I'm lucky, when I paint, first my patrons leave the room, then my dealers, and if I'm really lucky I leave too. — Edouard Manet

The principal person in a picture is light. — Edouard Manet

There is nothing new under the sun, not even Manet. — Jules Breton

There are lessons for long-term relationships in the way that Manet approached asparagus. — Alain De Botton

No one can be a painter unless he cares for painting above all else. — Edouard Manet

There is no symmetry in nature. One eye is never exactly the same as the other. — Edouard Manet

Color is a matter of taste and of sensitivity. — Edouard Manet

I put it (a still life of a pear, made by Manet, ed.) there (on the wall, next to Ingres' Jupiter, ed.), for a pear like that would overthrow any god. — Edgar Degas

Above all, keep your colors fresh! — Edouard Manet

One night is awaiting us all, and the way of death must be trodden once.
[Lat., Omnes una manet nox,
Et calcanda semel via leti.] — Horace

Who is this Monet whose name sounds just like mine and who is taking advantage of my notoriety? — Edouard Manet

Every new painting is like throwing myself into the water without knowing how to swim. — Edouard Manet

There are no lines in nature, only areas of colour, one against another. — Edouard Manet

Littera scripta manet - 'The written word will remain'. That's true, but it won't be that much comfort to me. — Christopher Hitchens

Black is not a color. — Edouard Manet

Monet, Manet, Sisley, Renoir, Van Gogh and others went outside to paint for one simple reason - it looks different outside. — Mike Svob

I need to work to feel well. — Edouard Manet

I would kiss you, had I the courage. — Edouard Manet

Concision in art is a necessity and an elegance. The verbose painter bores: who will get rid of all these trimmings? — Edouard Manet

Conciseness in art is essential and a refinement. The concise man makes one think; the verbose bores. Always work towards conciseness. — Edouard Manet

Color is a matter of taste and sensitivity. — Edouard Manet

This woman's work is exceptional. Too bad she's not a man. — Edouard Manet

Insults are pouring down on me as thick as hail. — Edouard Manet

Every time I paint, I throw myself into the water
in order to learn how to swim. — Edouard Manet