Paul Gauguin

"In art, all who have done something other than their predecessors have merited the epithet of revolutionary and it is they alone who are masters."

"Art is either plagiarism or revolution."

"The history of modern art is also the history of the progressive loss of art's audience. Art has increasingly become the concern of the artist and the bafflement of the public."

"Art requires philosophy, just as philosophy requires art. Otherwise, what would become of beauty?"

"Life being what it is, one dreams of revenge."

"The history of modern art is also the history of the progressive loss of art's audience. Art has increasingly become the concern of the artist and the bafflement of the public."