Odilon Redon Art Quotations

While I recognize the necessity for a basis of observed reality... true art lies in a reality that is felt.

The value of art lies in its power to increase our moral force or establish its heightening influence.

Nothing in Art is achieved by will alone. It is achieved by docilely submitting to the subconscious.

I am certain about what I will never do - but not about what my art will render.

What distinguishes the artist from the dilettante? Only the pain the artist feels. The dilettante looks only for pleasure in art.

True art lies in a reality that is felt.