The painter who is content with the praise of the world for what does not satisfy himself, is not an artist, but an artisan; for though his reward be only praise, his pay is that of a mechanic.


Lectures on Art, and Poems (ed. 1850)

Washington Allston Quotes

The painter who is content with the praise of the world for what does not satisfy himself, is not an artist, but an artisan; for though his reward be ...

The painter who is content with the praise of the world for what does not satisfy himself, is not an artist, but an artisan; for though his reward be ...

The painter who is content with the praise of the world for what does not satisfy himself, is not an artist, but an artisan; for though his reward be ...

The painter who is content with the praise of the world for what does not satisfy himself, is not an artist, but an artisan; for though his reward be ...