Citas de William Dobell

• Un artista sincero no es aquel que hace un intento fiel de llevar al lienzo lo que tiene delante, sino el que trata de crear algo que sea, en sí mismo, algo vivo.

  William Dobell

  Art, Faithful, Trying

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• Siempre hago mi mejor trabajo... cuando experimento. Si dejo de experimentar, siento que se convierte en un trabajo monótono.

  William Dobell

  Done, Best Work, Feels

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• I am always worried whether I am doing my best work.

  William Dobell

  Worried, Best Work

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• So long as people expect paintings to be simply coloured photographs they get no individuality and, in the case of portraits, no characterisation.

  William Dobell

  Long, People, Individuality

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• my sitters get tired waiting for commissioned portraits. If they commission me they have to wait years sometimes because I discard so many.

  William Dobell

  Tired, Years, Waiting

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• The real artist is striving to depict his subject's character and to stress the caricature, but at least it is art which is alive.

  William Dobell

  Art, Real, Stress

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• Perfeccionar una cosa hasta que aún puedas expresarla con economía, eso es poder. Aprende tu técnica a fondo, sumérgete en ella, y luego tíralo todo por la ventana, y expresa lo que sientes... y se verá que eres un técnico.

  William Dobell

  Art, Technique, Window

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• I paint as I want to with no holds barred. I am more contented lately than I have been for a long time about my work. But not dangerously so.

  William Dobell

  Long, Want, Paint

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• I never wanted to be commissioned to paint portraits. I like to choose my own subject and make a character study from it.

  William Dobell

  Character, Portraits, Portraiture

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• Honing a thing down until you can still get through with economy, that's power.

  William Dobell

  Power, Economy, Stills

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