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. View quote
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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. View quote
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I'm the little dog who goes the wrong way-under the hoop. View quote
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Most artists like to think of themselves as rugged individualists, as independent characters. View quote
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Now painting is different. It's something recollected in tranquility. View quote
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Impulses are hard to come by these days. View quote
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I wish there was a painter who could paint as well as Ted Williams could hit. View quote
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As far as I'm concerned, I want to remain the mean little man I always was. View quote
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It was a movement that had all the art critics, all the museum directors in its thrall. View quote
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I am primarily concerned with the condition of man. (Jack Levine)
Here we were, corrupting all those Russians toward communism. View quote
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Ah, but it's nice to be in the opposition, nice to be a bone in somebody's throat. View quote
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