Joshua Reynolds Quote

Art in its perfection is not ostentatious; it lies hid, and works its effect, itself unseen.


Discourses on Art (ed. R. Wark, 1975) no. 6 (10 December 1774)


Art in its perfection is not ostentatious; it lies hid, and works its effect, itself unseen.

Art in its perfection is not ostentatious; it lies hid, and works its effect, itself unseen.

Art in its perfection is not ostentatious; it lies hid, and works its effect, itself unseen.

Art in its perfection is not ostentatious; it lies hid, and works its effect, itself unseen.