Oscar Wilde Art Quotes

View some of the most famous Art quotes by Oscar Wilde; Click on the quote page to view more details about the quote.

Art quotes by other authors

We have hundreds of other famous Art quotes by various authors. A list of those authors is as follows;

A. Bartlett Giamatti Abraham Lincoln View all

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

What did Oscar Wilde say about Art?

Oscar Wilde has written many quotes about Art. E.g.,

  • A work of art is the unique result of a unique temperament.
  • No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he would cease to be an artist.
  • Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known.

What are the top most famous Art quotes by Oscar Wilde?

Here are the top most famous quotes about Art by Oscar Wilde.

  • A work of art is the unique result of a unique temperament.
  • No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he would cease to be an artist.
  • Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known.
  • Life imitates art far more than art imitates Life.
  • I regard the theatre as the greatest of all art forms, the most immediate way in which a human being can share with another the sense of what it is to be a human being.
  • It is through art, and through art only, that we can realise our perfection.
  • All art is quite useless.
  • The moment you think you understand a great work of art, it's dead for you.
  • It is only an auctioneer who can equally and impartially admire all schools of art.
  • What we have to do, what at any rate it is our duty to do, is to revive the old art of Lying.