Your pictures would have been finished a long time ago if I were not forced every day to do something to earn money.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Degas suggests that financial obligations prevent him from completing his art as quickly as he would like.
- In plain terms
- I would finish my paintings sooner if I didn't need to work for money.
- What can you take from it?
- Financial needs often interfere with artistic productivity.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What trade-offs do you make for income?
- How does work affect your creativity?
Another view
It assumes money is the only barrier to completion.
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