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Caspar David Friedrich Quotes

I have to stay alone in order to fully contemplate and feel nature Picture Quote #1

God is everywhere, in the smallest grain of sand Picture Quote #1

The feelings of another person should never be imposed upon us as a law Picture Quote #1

Every true work of art must express a distinct feeling Picture Quote #1

Close your bodily eye, that you may see your picture first with the eye of the spirit. Then bring to light what you have seen in the darkness, that its effect may work back, from without to within Picture Quote #1

The painter should paint not only what he has in front of him, but also what he sees inside himself. If he sees nothing within, then he should stop painting what is in front of him Picture Quote #1

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The divine is everywhere, even in a grain of sand; there I represented it in the reeds Picture Quote #1

I am not so weak as to submit to the demands of the age when they go against my convictions. I spin a cocoon around myself; let others do the same. I shall leave it to time to show what will come of it: a brilliant butterfly or maggot Picture Quote #1

A painting which does not take its inspiration from the heart is nothing more than futile juggling Picture Quote #1

The pure, frank sentiments we hold in our hearts are the only truthful sources of art Picture Quote #1

All authentic art is conceived at a sacred moment and nourished in a blessed hour; an inner impulse creates it, often without the artist being aware of it Picture Quote #1

You call me a misanthrope because I avoid society. You err; I love society. Yet in order not to hate people, I must avoid their company Picture Quote #1

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I must stay alone and know that I am alone to contemplate and feel nature in full; I have to surrender myself to what encircles me, I have to merge with my clouds and rocks in order to be what I am Picture Quote #1

The eye and fantasy feel more attracted by nebulous distance than by that which is close and distinct in front of us Picture Quote #1

The artist should paint not only what he sees before him, but also what he sees within him. If, however, he sees nothing within him, then he should also refrain from painting that which he sees before him. Otherwise, his pictures will be like those folding screens behind which one expects to find only the sick or the dead Picture Quote #1

If he sees nothing within, then he should stop painting what is in front of him Picture Quote #1

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I have to stay alone in order to fully contemplate and feel nature (Caspar David Friedrich Quotes) God is everywhere, in the smallest grain of sand (Caspar David Friedrich Quotes) The feelings of another person should never be imposed upon us as a law (Caspar David Friedrich Quotes) Every true work of art must express a distinct feeling (Caspar David Friedrich Quotes) Close your bodily eye, that you may see your picture first with the eye of the spirit. Then bring to light what you have seen in the darkness, that its effect may work back, from without to within (Caspar David Friedrich Quotes) The painter should paint not only what he has in front of him, but also what he sees inside himself. If he sees nothing within, then he should stop painting what is in front of him (Caspar David Friedrich Quotes) The divine is everywhere, even in a grain of sand; there I represented it in the reeds (Caspar David Friedrich Quotes) I am not so weak as to submit to the demands of the age when they go against my convictions. I spin a cocoon around myself; let others do the same. I shall leave it to time to show what will come of it: a brilliant butterfly or maggot (Caspar David Friedrich Quotes) A painting which does not take its inspiration from the heart is nothing more than futile juggling (Caspar David Friedrich Quotes) The pure, frank sentiments we hold in our hearts are the only truthful sources of art (Caspar David Friedrich Quotes) All authentic art is conceived at a sacred moment and nourished in a blessed hour; an inner impulse creates it, often without the artist being aware of it (Caspar David Friedrich Quotes) You call me a misanthrope because I avoid society. You err; I love society. Yet in order not to hate people, I must avoid their company (Caspar David Friedrich Quotes) I must stay alone and know that I am alone to contemplate and feel nature in full; I have to surrender myself to what encircles me, I have to merge with my clouds and rocks in order to be what I am (Caspar David Friedrich Quotes) The eye and fantasy feel more attracted by nebulous distance than by that which is close and distinct in front of us (Caspar David Friedrich Quotes) The artist should paint not only what he sees before him, but also what he sees within him. If, however, he sees nothing within him, then he should also refrain from painting that which he sees before him. Otherwise, his pictures will be like those folding screens behind which one expects to find only the sick or the dead (Caspar David Friedrich Quotes) If he sees nothing within, then he should stop painting what is in front of him (Caspar David Friedrich Quotes)