The pain passes, but the beauty remains.

“When I've painted a woman's bottom so that I want to touch it, then [the painti…”

“To my mind, a picture should be something pleasant, cheerful, and pretty, yes p…”

“Why shouldn’t art be pretty? There are enough unpleasant things in the world.”

“There are quite enough unpleasant things in life without the need to manufactur…”