Édouard Manet Quotes

I am influenced by everbody. But every time I put my hands in my pockets I find someone else's fingers there.”
- Édouard Manet

One must be of one's time and paint what one sees.”
- Édouard Manet

Color is a matter of taste and of sensitivity.”
- Édouard Manet

This woman's work is exceptional. Too bad she's not a man. ”
- Édouard Manet

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

The attacks of which I have been the object have broken the spring of life in me... People don't realize what it feels like to be constantly insulted. ”
- Édouard Manet

There is only one true thing: instantly paint what you see. When you've got it, you've got it. When you haven't, you begin again. All the rest is humbug.”
- Édouard Manet

No one can be a painter unless he cares for painting above all else. ”
- Édouard Manet

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. ”
- Édouard 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.”
- Édouard Manet

I would kiss you, had I the courage.”
- Édouard Manet

Insults are pouring down on me as thick as hail.”
- Édouard Manet

Black is not a color. ”
- Édouard Manet

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. ”
- Édouard Manet

There's no symmetry in nature. One eye is never exactly the same as the other. There's always a difference. We all have a more or less crooked nose and an irregular mouth. ”
- Édouard Manet

I need to work to feel well.”
- Édouard Manet