Կինը ցանկանում է ազատ լինել։ Դա նրա իրավունքն է։ Եվ իհարկե, տղամարդը չէ նրան խանգարողը։ Այն օրից, երբ կնոջ պատիվը այլևս տեղադրված չի լինի պորտից ներք… - Paul Gauguin

At an exhibition in London, one sagacious critic wrote: 'Monsieur Degas seems a good pupil of Nittis!' Doesn't this reflect that mania which men of letters have for squabbling in court over who had a given idea first? And the mania spreads to painters who take great care of their originality.

With what is he concerned? Drawing was at its lowest ebb; it had to be restored. Looking at these nudes, I exclaim, 'Drawing has come back again!'
As a man and painter he sets an example. 'Degas' is one of those rare masters who could have had anything he wanted, yet he scorned decorations, honors, fortune, without bitterness, without jealousy.

Art is either revolution or plagiarism