Quote by John Singer Sargent

I hate to paint portraits! I hope never to paint another portrait in my life. Portraiture may be all right for a man in his youth, but after forty I believe that manual dexterity deserts one, and, besides, the color-sense is less acute. Youth can better stand the exactions of a personal kind that are inseparable from portraiture. I have had enough of it.

I hate to paint portraits! I hope never to paint another por

Summary

In this quote, the speaker expresses a dislike for painting portraits and states their desire to never paint one again. They argue that portraiture may be suitable for young artists because of their manual dexterity and acute color-sense, which diminish with age. The speaker believes that the demands and personal nature of portraiture are better suited for the energy and resilience of youth, and they express their exhaustion with the practice.

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By John Singer Sargent

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