Famous quotes containing the words classical artist, selling, classical and/or artist:
“Classical art, in a word, stands for form; romantic art for content. The romantic artist expects people to ask, What has he got to say? The classical artist expects them to ask, How does he say it?”
—R.G. (Robin George)
“It has become a certainty now that if you will only advertise sufficiently you may make a fortune by selling anything.”
—Anthony Trollope (1815–1882)
“Culture is a sham if it is only a sort of Gothic front put on an iron building—like Tower Bridge—or a classical front put on a steel frame—like the Daily Telegraph building in Fleet Street. Culture, if it is to be a real thing and a holy thing, must be the product of what we actually do for a living—not something added, like sugar on a pill.”
—Eric Gill (1882–1940)
“Every artist writes his own autobiography.”
—Havelock Ellis (1859–1939)