Our top 10 Quotes by Picasso

Image by John Bonham

Today (April 8th) is the anniversary of Picasso’s death in 1973.

We love Picasso here at toneQuote. He was such a rebel, breaking all the rules, defying convention. Where would modern art be without him?

To commemorate his death (and celebrate his life) we offer our 10 most favourite quotes by the great man. And be absolutely certain – we sure found it difficult to limit the quotes to just 10!

 Our 10 favourite Picasso Quotes

1. “Learn the rules like a prop so you can break them like an artist”

2. “Art is the lie that enables us to realise the truth”

4. “The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls”

5. “It took me my whole life to learn to draw like a child”

6. “Everything you can imagine is real”

7. “The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away”

8. “Others have seen what is and asked why. I have seen what could be and asked why not”

9. “It takes a long time to become young”

10. “I do not seek – I find.”

Food for thought…

So many more we could have included! We’ll have to do another list at some point. Hope you enjoy these for now!