List of Max Ernst Quotes

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Max Ernst
Total Quotes 20
My paintings are not meant to be tasted.
Painting Meant To Be
Art has got nothing to do with taste.
Art Taste
A series of powers are at work within the great stream of expressionism who have no outward similarity to one another but a common direction of thrust, namely the intention to give expression to things of the psyche [seelisches] through form alone.
Expression Giving Common
The virtue of pride, which was once the beauty of mankind, has given place to that fount of ugliness, christian humility.
Christian Humility Pride
And loplop, bird superior, has transformed himself into flesh without flesh and will dwell among us.
Bird Flesh Transformed
I succeeded in simply attending at the birth of all my works.
Birth Attending
Collage is a supersensitive and scrupulously accurate instrument, similar to a seismograph, which is able to record the exact amount of the possibility of human happiness at any period.
Records Able Possibility
I have never seen a beautiful painting of a beautiful woman. but you can take an ugly woman and make a beautiful painting of her. it is the painting itself that should be beautiful.
Beautiful Art Ugly
When the artist finds himself he is lost. the fact that he has succeeded in never finding himself is regarded by max ernst as his only lasting achievement.
Artist Reflection Achievement
The artist is a spectator, indifferent or impassioned, at the birth of his work, and observes the phases of its development.
Artist Development Phases
Woman's nudity is wiser than the philosopher's teachings.
Beauty Teaching Philosopher
Before he goes into the water, a diver cannot know what he will bring back.
Water Knows
  • Born: April 2, 1891
  • Died: April 1, 1976
  • Occupation: Painter
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