"People call me the painter of dancing girls. It has never occurred to them that my chief interest in dancers lies in rendering movement and paintin..." - Edgar Degas

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Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.

Source note: One of most famous Degas quotes, specific source unclear

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A painting requires a little mystery, some vagueness, and some fantasy.

Source note: Published collection of Degas writings

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No art is less spontaneous than mine. What I do is the result of reflection and the study of the great masters.

Source note: Commonly cited

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