Famous quote by Gustave Courbet

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Beauty, like truth, is relative to the time when one lives and to the individual who can grasp it. The expression of bea
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"Beauty, like truth, is relative to the time when one lives and to the individual who can grasp it. The expression of beauty is in direct ratio to the power of conception the artist has acquired"

- Gustave Courbet

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This quote by Gustave Courbet talks to the idea that elegance is subjective as well as ever-changing. It recommends that elegance is dependent on the time duration in which one lives as well as the person's capacity to identify it. Courbet is stressing that charm is not a taken care of concept, but rather something that is frequently advancing and also can be translated differently by different individuals. He also recommends that the expression of elegance is directly pertaining to the musician's level of understanding as well as imagination. This quote talks to the idea that charm is not a fixed idea, yet rather something that is frequently transforming and also can be analyzed differently by various individuals. It is a suggestion that charm is subjective and that it depends on the specific to recognize and also appreciate it.

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Gustave Courbet This quote is written / told by Gustave Courbet between June 10, 1819 and December 31, 1877. He was a famous Artist from France. The author also have 9 other quotes.

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