El Greco Quotes & Sayings

I suffer for my art and despise the witless moneyed scoundrels who praise it. — El Greco

It is only after years of struggle and deprivation that the young artist should touch color - and then only in the company of his betters. — El Greco

Art is everywhere you look for it, hail the twinkling stars for they are God's careless splatters — El Greco

Artists create out of a sense of desolation. The spirit of creation is a excruciating, intricate exploration from within the soul. — El Greco

You must study the Masters but guard the original style that beats within your soul and put to sword those who would try to steal it. — El Greco

I was created by the all powerful God to fill the universe with my masterpieces. — El Greco

The language of art is celestial in origin and can only be understood by the chosen. — El Greco

I paint because the spirits whisper madly inside my head. — El Greco

Can the darkness condemn the light? — El Greco

Painting, because of its universality, becomes speculation. — El Greco