Jack Levine quotes

I have never learned to draw a hand well enough, so why should I stop trying now? (Jack Levine)

My goal ... not to go back to Rembrandt ... but to bring the great tradition and whatever is great about it, up to date.

Jack Levine

The satirical direction I have chosen is an indication of my disappointment in man, which is the opposite way of saying that I have high expectations for the human race.

Jack Levine

I'm the little dog who goes the wrong way-under the hoop.

Jack Levine

Most artists like to think of themselves as rugged individualists, as independent characters.

Jack Levine

Now painting is different. It's something recollected in tranquility.

Jack Levine

Impulses are hard to come by these days.

Jack Levine

I wish there was a painter who could paint as well as Ted Williams could hit.

Jack Levine

As far as I'm concerned, I want to remain the mean little man I always was.

Jack Levine

It was a movement that had all the art critics, all the museum directors in its thrall.

Jack Levine

I am primarily concerned with the condition of man. (Jack Levine)

Here we were, corrupting all those Russians toward communism.

Jack Levine

Ah, but it's nice to be in the opposition, nice to be a bone in somebody's throat.

Jack Levine

Jack Levine

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Occupation: American Artist
Born: January 3, 1915
Died: November 8, 2010
Quotes count: 13
Wikipedia: Jack Levine

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