Andre Lhote Quotes

France, Painter
July 5, 1885 – January, 24, 1962.

André Lhote was a French Cubist painter of figure subjects, portraits, landscapes and still life. He was also very active and influential as a teacher and writer on art.

You can only learn to paint by drawing, for drawing is a way of reserving a place for color in advance.

Andre Lhote
- Color
- Drawing
- Reserving
To use color well is as difficult as for a fish to pass from water to air or earth.

Andre Lhote
- Color
- Difficult
- Use

Is it not quite a modern vice, this habit of draining a canvas at a single glance as some people gulp down a cocktail, and complaining of unintelligibility and complication whenever a work requires study and patience on the part of the spectator?

Andre Lhote
- Work
- Study
- Patience
Drawing is the sum of directions.

Andre Lhote
- Drawing
- Directions
- Sum
You must be classic. Put yourselves before the model in a workmanlike spirit.

Andre Lhote
- Spirit
- Model
- Classic