Pablo Picasso
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8 quotes we’ve traced to Pablo Picasso
“Art is a lie that makes us realize truth, at least the truth that is given us to understand”
Verified“God is really only another artist. He invented the giraffe, the elephant and the cat. He has no real style. He just goes on trying other things”
Attributed“I do not seek. I find”
Attributed“Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working”
Attributed“Computers are useless. They can only give you answers”
Disputed“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up”
Disputed“Everything you can imagine is real”
Disputed“It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like a child”
DisputedNot actually Pablo Picasso
Often misattributed to Pablo Picasso
Famous lines widely pinned on Pablo Picasso that we’ve traced to someone else.
“Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life”
actually Berthold Auerbach (original); the “art” variant is anonymous
“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up”
actually Unknown
“Everything you can imagine is real”
actually Unknown
“Good artists copy; great artists steal”
actually T. S. Eliot
“I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it”
actually Vincent van Gogh
“The urge to destroy is also a creative urge”
actually Mikhail Bakunin
“When painters get together they talk about where you can buy the best turpentine”
actually Garson Kanin
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