583 Quotes by Pablo Picasso

Painting is a jeu d'esprit.

Everybody has the same energy potential. The average person wastes his in a dozen little ways. I bring mine to bear on one thing only: my paintings, and everything else is sacrificed to it...myself included.

The artist must know the manner whereby to convince others of the truthfulness of his lies.

The chief enemy of creativity is 'good' sense.

I'm a joker who has understood his epoch and has extracted all he possibly could from the stupidity, greed and vanity of his contemporaries.

Art is a lie that makes us realise truth ... that is given us to understand.

Are we to paint what's on the face, what's inside the face, or what's behind it?

I don't own any of my own paintings because a Picasso original costs several thousand dollars and that's a luxury I cannot afford.

Painting isn't a question of sensibility; it's a matter of seizing the power, taking over from nature, not expecting her to supply you with information and good advice.