To finish a work? To finish a picture? What nonsense! To finish it means to be through with it, to kill it, to rid it of its soul, to give it its final blow the coup de grace for the painter as well as for the picture.

I'd like to live as a poor man with lots of money. Read Summary

All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up. Read Summary

I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it. Read Summary

My mother said to me, 'If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you are a monk, you will become the Pope.' Instead, I was a painter, and became Picasso. Read Summary

Painting is just another way of keeping a diary. Read Summary

Every positive value has its price in negative terms... the genius of Einstein leads to Hiroshima. Read Summary

I do not seek. I find. Read Summary

Who sees the human face correctly: the photographer, the mirror, or the painter? Read Summary

The world today doesn't make sense, so why should I paint pictures that do? Read Summary

Love is the greatest refreshment in life. Read Summary