Quote#Beauty
I have always striven to fix beauty in wood, stone, glass or pottery,…
Quote byLouis Comfort Tiffany · 1848–1933
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Art Work of Louis C. Tiffany (Doubleday, Page & Co New York, 1916).
English (original)
I have always striven to fix beauty in wood, stone, glass or pottery, in oil or watercolor by using whatever seemed fittest for the expression of beauty, that has been my creed.
— Louis Comfort Tiffany
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