Quotes by Eugene Delacroix

About Eugene Delacroix:

Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix was a French Romantic artist regarded from the outset of his career as the leader of the French Romantic school.
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The artist who aims at perfection in everything achieves it in nothing.

Eugene Delacroix

When all is said and done scholars can do no more than find in nature what is already there.

Eugene Delacroix

Do all the work you can; that is the whole philosophy of the good way of life.

Eugene Delacroix

If one considered life as a simple loan, one would perhaps be less exacting. We possess actually nothing; everything goes through us.

Eugene Delacroix

A taste for simplicity cannot endure for long.

Eugene Delacroix

Talent does whatever it wants to do. Genius does only what it can.

Eugene Delacroix

Do not be troubled for a language, cultivate your soul and she will show herself.

Eugene Delacroix

Nature creates unity even in the parts of a whole.

Eugene Delacroix

Nature is a dictionary; one draws words from it.

Eugene Delacroix

What moves those of genius, what inspires their work is not new ideas, but their obsession with the idea that what has already been said is still not enough.

Eugene Delacroix

Author Bio

  • NameEugene Delacroix
  • DescriptionFrench painter
  • AliasesFerdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix
  • BornApril 26, 1798
  • DiedAugust 13, 1863
  • CountryFrance
  • ProfessionArtist; Painter
  • WorksA Young Tiger Playing With Its Mother; Liberty Leading The People; Babylonian Captivity
  • AwardsKnight Of The Legion Of Honour; Officer Of The Legion Of Honour; Commander Of The Legion Of Honour