John Singer Sargent quotes

John Singer Sargent was an American artist renowned for his exquisite portrait paintings. His mastery of technique and ability to capture the personalities of his subjects made him one of the leading portraitists of his era. He influenced generations of artists with his dynamic style and evocative works. Here are 10 of his quotes:

Every time I paint a portrait I lose a friend. (John Singer Sargent)
The habit of breaking up one's colour to make it brilliant dates from further back than Impressionism-Couture advocates it in a little book called 'Causeries d'Atelier' written about 1860-it is part of the technique of Impressionism but used for quite a different reason. View quote
John Singer Sargent
Impressionism was the name given to a certain form of observation when Monet, not content with using his eyes to see what things were or what they looked like as everybody had done before him, turned his attention to noting what took place on his own retina (as an oculist would test his own vision). View quote
John Singer Sargent
You can't do sketches enough. Sketch everything and keep your curiosity fresh. View quote
John Singer Sargent
I do not judge, I only chronicle. View quote
John Singer Sargent
A person with normal eyesight would have nothing to know in the way of 'Impressionism' unless he were in a blinding light or in the dusk or dark. View quote
John Singer Sargent
A portrait is a painting with something wrong with the mouth. View quote
John Singer Sargent
It is certain that at certain times talent entirely overcomes thought or poetry. View quote
John Singer Sargent
Mine is the horny hand of toil. View quote
John Singer Sargent
Impressionism was the name given to a certain form of observation when Monet, not content with using his eyes to see what things were or what they looked like as everybody had done before him, turned his attention to noting what took place on his own retina. View quote
John Singer Sargent